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The phrase "a mark up" is not correct in standard written English; it should be "a markup." You can use "a markup" when referring to an increase in the price of a product or service, typically expressed as a percentage over the cost.
Example: "The store applied a markup of 20% on all items to cover expenses."
Alternatives: "a price increase" or "a price adjustment."
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A broker makes money selling a bond to you at a "mark up," or a higher price than they paid.
A Markey aide told HuffPost via email that his medication-assisted treatment bill may get a mark up in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee next week.
There is a fee schedule that includes a mark up to cover Toronto benefits paid to SPs and an "access fee" of 25% covering the salaries of full-time staff and all operating expenses.
There has to be a mark up, and you are not liable like a dealer is for mechanical problems.
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That's quite a mark-up there, Waitrose.
That's a hell of a mark-up".
Profits should not be just a mark-up over cost.
This paper describes the development of GeotechML, a mark-up language for representing geotechnical data on the web.
Bidders were asked to submit a final bid with a mark-up of the proposed contracts.
In Ryanair's case, the offending travel agents typically add a mark-up to the airfare.
Institutions get the shares and then the public gets to buy them at a mark-up.
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