discount

[ verb dis-kount, dis-kount; noun, adjective dis-kount ]

/ verb ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; noun, adjective ˈdɪs kaʊnt /

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verb (used with object)

to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.

to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price: The store discounted all clothing for the sale.

to advance or lend money with deduction of interest on (commercial paper not immediately payable).

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.

to leave out of account; disregard: Even if we discount the irrelevant material, the thesis remains mediocre.

to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.): Knowing his political bias they discounted most of his story.

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)

to advance or lend money after deduction of interest.

to offer goods or services at a reduced price.

noun

the act or an instance of discounting.

an amount deducted from the usual list price.

any deduction from the nominal value.

a payment of interest in advance upon a loan of money.

the amount of interest obtained by one who discounts.

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

selling or offered at less than the usual or established price: discount theater tickets.

selling goods at a discount: a discount drugstore.

Idioms for discount

at a discount,

Commerce. below par.
below the usual list price.
in low esteem or regard: His excuses were taken at a discount by all who knew him.
not in demand; unwanted: Such ancient superstitions are at a discount in a civilized society.

Origin of discount

1615–25; dis-¹ + count¹, modeled on French décompter, Old French desconter < Medieval Latin discomputāre

OTHER WORDS FROM discount

dis·count·a·ble, adjective non·dis·count, adjective non·dis·count·a·ble, adjective non·dis·count·ed, adjective

o·ver·dis·count, verb (used with object) pre·dis·count, noun, verb (used with object) pre·dis·count·a·ble, adjective su·per·dis·count, noun un·dis·count·a·ble, adjective un·dis·count·ed, adjective

Words nearby discount

discordant, discordant alternation, discordia, discotheque, discotomy, discount, discount broker, discount house, discount market, discount rate, discount store

Example sentences from the Web for discount

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In other words, because I am not like that, I can discount what you are saying.

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I think we discount things that affect the mind and worry too much about the body.

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Most of the conditions of the case are best answered by the "discount" of commercial paper as above described.

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This is a determining factor in many a supposed novel discovery, that it is hard always to discount sufficiently.

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From 1472 on, the duke's word was worth no more than the king's, and words were assuredly at a discount just then.

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British Dictionary definitions for discount

discount

verb (dɪsˈkaʊnt, ˈdɪskaʊnt) (mainly tr)

to leave out of account as being unreliable, prejudiced, or irrelevant

to anticipate and make allowance for, often so as to diminish the effect of

to deduct (a specified amount or percentage) from the usual price, cost, etc
to reduce (the regular price, cost, etc) by a stated percentage or amount

to sell or offer for sale at a reduced price

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

(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 (ˈdɪskaʊnt)

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

Also called: discount rate

the amount of interest deducted in the purchase or sale of or the loan of money on unmatured negotiable instruments
the rate of interest deducted

(in the issue of shares) a percentage deducted from the par value to give a reduced amount payable by subscribers
the amount by which the par value of something, esp shares, exceeds its market valueCompare premium (def. 3)

the act or an instance of discounting a negotiable instrument

at a discount

below the regular price
(of share values) below par
held in low regard; not sought after or valued

(modifier) offering or selling at reduced prices a discount shop

Derived forms of discount

discountable, adjective discounter, noun

Idioms and Phrases with discount

discount

see at a discount.

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verb (dɪsˈkaʊnt, ˈdɪskaʊnt) (mainly tr)

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verb (dɪsˈkaʊnt, ˈdɪskaʊnt) (mainly tr)

noun (ˈdɪskaʊnt)

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