markup

CEFRC1

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The amount added to the cost of a product before it is sold.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An increase in price.

Examples

  • Hypertext markup language is better known by its abbreviation: HTML.

  • Markdown is a markup language, but a very readable one.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.

  2. The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.

  3. The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.

More examples

In context

  • There will be a markup on those products next week; better buy them now.

  • You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.

  • For example, a filename of “home.html” would be appropriate for an ASCII/text file containing HTML markup.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The store added a high blank to each item to increase profit margins.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Etymology tree English mark updeverb. English markup Deverbal from mark up.