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The phrase "a mark-up" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used in the context of pricing and refers to the amount added to the cost of a product or service to determine the selling price. Example: The retail store increased the price of the shirt by 15%, which included a mark-up of 10% for profit and 5% for overhead costs.
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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.
Institutions get the shares and then the public gets to buy them at a mark-up.
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On Saturday, Sturgeon said the SNP would set a new rate of £8.70 per hour – a mark up on Labour's £8 per hour proposal.
Moments later, Mr. Gregg announced that the meeting, called a "mark up" in Senate parlance, would be postponed for lack of a quorum.
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.
Manufacturers apply a mark up that can range from 10to40%0%.
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