discount
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.
to advance or lend money after deduction of interest.
to offer goods or services at a reduced price.
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.
selling or offered at less than the usual or established price: discount theater tickets.
selling goods at a discount: a discount drugstore.
Idioms about 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
1Other 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
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How to use discount in a sentence
Pro-business Republicans are locked into the failing market mindset of boosting purchases by discounting goods.
Publishers and independent bookstores have a long history of being against booksellers discounting prices.
Amazon Is NOT the Vladimir Putin of the Publishing World | Nick Gillespie | June 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDiscounting the occasional outbreak among bushmeat hunters, Ebola seems content to lurk.
Already Deadly in Africa, Could Ebola Hit America Next? | Scott Bixby | April 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLet me be clear: I do not advocate disregarding or discounting the threat.
Media Coverage of Olympic Terror Threats Shines Spotlight on Wrong Players | Dean Obeidallah | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat means there's much less room to create a new market with deep, deep discounting.
He was credited with having gained an income of twenty thousand francs by discounting authors' and other complimentary tickets.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheNor am I discounting or forgetting one single pang of the keen hardships that such a struggle means.
Why I Believe in Poverty | Edward BokAnd, while he is talking, his life is discounting his words and taking away some of the power that belongs with them.
Quiet Talks with World Winners | S. D. GordonThe discounting of their notes was, therefore, out of the question.
Peter | F. Hopkinson SmithNow, plainly these young women were inspired by the very highest ideals; that there was no discounting.
The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for discount
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
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 value: Compare 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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with discount
see at a discount.
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