markup
Definition
- Noun:
- Detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting: A set of detailed instructions regarding the style and format of a text or document that is to be printed or published. These instructions are often written directly on a manuscript copy.
- The amount added to the cost to determine the selling price: In commerce, the amount or percentage added to the cost price of a good to cover overhead and profit, thereby establishing its selling price.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Typesetting):
- The editor's markup on the manuscript indicated which sections should be in bold.
- Before digital publishing, manual markup was essential for printers.
- Noun (Commerce):
- The store applies a 50% markup on all imported goods.
- To calculate the retail price, you must add the markup to the wholesale cost.
Advanced Usage
- "Markup language": A system for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as it is a highly relevant technical extension of the core concept of 'instructions for formatting').
- HTML is a standard markup language for creating web pages.
Variants and Related Words
- Mark up (verb phrase): To apply stylistic instructions or to increase the price of something.
- Please mark up the headings for emphasis.
- They had to mark up the prices due to increased costs.
Synonyms
- Typesetting instructions: Formatting specs, style guide annotations.
- Price increase: Margin, premium, surcharge.
Related Phrases
- Gross markup: The total amount added to cost before any deductions.
- Markup percentage: The markup expressed as a percentage of the cost price.
Noun
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detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
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the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
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