mark up
verb
mark up is spelled M-A-R-K-U-P: 6 letters. People search “mark-up vs markup” about 40 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, mark up means “To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mark up?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-K-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
Words people confuse with mark up
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: markup (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of mark up
- marks up present, singular, he/she/it
- marking up participle, present
- marked up participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mark up mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.
- 2
To add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.
- 3
USslangTo beat and bruise (someone).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of markup.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mark up come from?
Deverbal from mark up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).