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Definition markup in American English

markup noun

noun
/ˈmɑrkˌʌp/
1

the amount of money that someone who sells goods adds to the price of the goods in order to make a profit

Example

a fixed markup of 20 percent

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2

instructions added to documents that tell a computer how to print or organize the information

Example

HyperText markup

Example

a markup language

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Definition markup in American English