majoration — meaning in English

English meaning

• markup noun The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.
• surcharge noun An extra amount added to the normal price or charge, usually to cover a specific cost such as fuel, card processing or peak demand.

Senses

majoration is used for these senses in English:

• markup An increase in price.
• surcharge An addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price.

markup — full definition

1. noun The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.
2. noun An increase in price.
3. noun The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.
4. noun The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.

surcharge — full definition

1. noun An extra amount added to the normal price or charge, usually to cover a specific cost such as fuel, card processing or peak demand.
2. verb To charge someone an extra amount on top of the standard price.
3. noun An overprint on a postage stamp that changes its face value.

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