Markup
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The amount added to the cost price of goods to arrive at the selling price.
“The retailer applied a 40 per cent markup on all imported goods.”
Pronunciation
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mark·up
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Wordle
MARK at the start is very common, the UP ending makes it a clean two-part compound
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Scrabble
K (5 pts) and P (3 pts) give this a solid score, a recognisable compound word
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