markup

The U.S. will reportedly get 55 percent of the deal’s effective output, including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost—meaning priced according to the cost of producing it plus a set markup.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

With the newly imposed tariffs, a normal markup would bring the price of that pillow to somewhere between $86 and $90, Osgood told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Ronnie Lim, a 19-year-old in Lawrenceville, Ga., makes thousands of dollars a month by running eBay stores that sell products from Amazon at a markup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Hotel operators sell rooms to online travel companies at a discounted rate, and the companies then charge a markup to consumers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

He was robbing these folks blind, charging them a hundred percent markup on his cheap goods, and he was worried about them stealing from him!

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

Prosecutors allege he pushed markups beyond what his own lawyers warned him was lawful to boost his company’s revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

High growth rates persist, even after excluding the sizable boosts to reported net income of several hyperscalers coming from markups to private investments in companies like Anthropic.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Some demand aggressive, highly detailed redlines, while others require concise, high-level markups accompanied by bulleted executive summaries,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

In their grievance letter, the detainees called the markups an unacceptable business practice with no apparent limit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

As we stared at the markups on the wall, admiring the work of some of our contemporaries, Shea reached over his shoulder, pulled the backpack in front of him, and slowly unzipped it.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore