discount
Americanverb (used with object)
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to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.).
All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
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to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price.
The store discounted all clothing for the sale.
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to advance or lend money with deduction of interest on (commercial paper not immediately payable).
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to purchase or sell (a bill or note) before maturity at a reduction based on the interest for the time it still has to run.
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to leave out of account; disregard.
Even if we discount the irrelevant material, the thesis remains mediocre.
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to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.).
Knowing his political bias they discounted most of his story.
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to take into account in advance, often so as to diminish the effect of.
They had discounted the effect of a decline in the stock market.
verb (used without object)
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to advance or lend money after deduction of interest.
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to offer goods or services at a reduced price.
noun
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the act or an instance of discounting.
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an amount deducted from the usual list price.
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any deduction from the nominal value.
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a payment of interest in advance upon a loan of money.
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the amount of interest obtained by one who discounts.
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an allowance made for exaggeration or bias, as in a report, story, etc..
Even after all the discounts are taken, his story sounds phony.
adjective
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selling or offered at less than the usual or established price.
discount theater tickets.
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selling goods at a discount.
a discount drugstore.
idioms
verb
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to leave out of account as being unreliable, prejudiced, or irrelevant
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to anticipate and make allowance for, often so as to diminish the effect of
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to deduct (a specified amount or percentage) from the usual price, cost, etc
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to reduce (the regular price, cost, etc) by a stated percentage or amount
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to sell or offer for sale at a reduced price
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to buy or sell (a bill of exchange, etc) before maturity, with a deduction for interest determined by the time to maturity and also by risk
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(also intr) to loan money on (a negotiable instrument that is not immediately payable) with a deduction for interest determined by risk and time to maturity
noun
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a deduction from the full amount of a price or debt, as in return for prompt payment or to a special group of customers See also cash discount trade discount
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Also called: discount rate.
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the amount of interest deducted in the purchase or sale of or the loan of money on unmatured negotiable instruments
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the rate of interest deducted
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(in the issue of shares) a percentage deducted from the par value to give a reduced amount payable by subscribers
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the amount by which the par value of something, esp shares, exceeds its market value Compare premium
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the act or an instance of discounting a negotiable instrument
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below the regular price
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(of share values) below par
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held in low regard; not sought after or valued
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(modifier) offering or selling at reduced prices
a discount shop
Other Word Forms
- discountable adjective
- discounter noun
- nondiscount adjective
- nondiscountable adjective
- nondiscounted adjective
- overdiscount verb (used with object)
- prediscount noun
- prediscountable adjective
- superdiscount noun
- undiscountable adjective
- undiscounted adjective
Etymology
Origin of discount
First recorded in 1615–25; dis- 1 + count 1, modeled on French décompter, Old French desconter, from Medieval Latin discomputāre
Example Sentences
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At last count, Hill had around 2,000 subscribers, a portion of whom paid upfront for a 15% discount on an annual subscription.
Kroger’s loyalty program that allows customers to earn discounts on gasoline also helps, he said.
There are also the added benefits of a free golf membership and discounted drinks at the on-site bar.
From BBC
She has also worked at a Skid Row dental clinic, and plans after graduation to work at a clinic where dental care is free or discounted.
From Los Angeles Times
Big equity offerings often are done at a discount to the market price.
From Barron's
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