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dis⋅count

  [v. dis-kount, dis-kount; n., adj. dis-kount]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
2. to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price: The store discounted all clothing for the sale.
3. to advance or lend money with deduction of interest on (commercial paper not immediately payable).
4. 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.
5. to leave out of account; disregard: Even if we discount the irrelevant material, the thesis remains mediocre.
6. to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.): Knowing his political bias they discounted most of his story.
7. 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)
8. to advance or lend money after deduction of interest.
9. to offer goods or services at a reduced price.
–noun
10. the act or an instance of discounting.
11. an amount deducted from the usual list price.
12. any deduction from the nominal value.
13. a payment of interest in advance upon a loan of money.
14. the amount of interest obtained by one who discounts.
15. 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
16. selling or offered at less than the usual or established price: discount theater tickets.
17. selling goods at a discount: a discount drugstore.
—Idiom
18. at a discount,
a. Commerce. below par.
b. below the usual list price.
c. in low esteem or regard: His excuses were taken at a discount by all who knew him.
d. not in demand; unwanted: Such ancient superstitions are at a discount in a civilized society.
Origin:
1615–25; dis- 1 + count 1 , modeled on F décompter, OF desconter < ML discomputāre

Related forms:
dis⋅count⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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dis·count   (dĭs'kount', dĭs-kount')   
v.   dis·count·ed, dis·count·ing, dis·counts

v.   tr.
  1. To deduct or subtract from a cost or price.
    1. To purchase or sell (a bill, note, or other commercial paper) at a reduction equal to the amount of interest that will accumulate before it matures.
    2. To lend money on (a commercial paper not immediately payable) after deducting the interest.
    3. To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price.
    4. To reduce in quantity or value.
    5. To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard: discount a rumor.
    6. To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize: took care not to discount his wife's accomplishments.
    7. To regard with doubt or disbelief.
    1. To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price.
    2. To reduce in quantity or value.
    3. To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard: discount a rumor.
    4. To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize: took care not to discount his wife's accomplishments.
    5. To regard with doubt or disbelief.
    1. To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard: discount a rumor.
    2. To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize: took care not to discount his wife's accomplishments.
    3. To regard with doubt or disbelief.
  5. To anticipate and make allowance for; reckon with in advance.
v.   intr.
To lend money after deduction of interest.
n.   (dĭs'kount')
  1. A reduction from the full or standard amount of a price or debt.
  2. The interest deducted prior to purchasing, selling, or lending a commercial paper; the discount rate.
  3. The act or an instance of discounting a bill of exchange, note, or other commercial paper.

[Alteration (influenced by dis- and count1) of French décompter, from Old French desconter : des-, away; see dis- + conter, to count; see count1.]
dis'count'a·ble adj.
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Discount

Dis"count`\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Discounting.] [OF. desconter, descompter, to deduct, F. d['e]compter to discount; pref. des- (L. dis-) + conter, compter. See Count, v.]

1. To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.

2. To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange.

Discount only unexceptionable paper. --Walsh.

3. To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).

4. To leave out of account; to take no notice of. [R.]

Of the three opinions (I discount Brown's). --Sir W. Hamilton.

Discount

Dis"count`\ (?; 277), v. i. To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days.

Discount

Dis"count`\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]compte. See Discount, v. t.]

1. A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any account whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt, demand, price asked, and the like; something taken or deducted.

2. A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.

3. The rate of interest charged in discounting.

At a discount, below par, or below the nominal value; hence, colloquially, out of favor; poorly esteemed; depreciated.

Bank discount, a sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it become due.

Discount broker, one who makes a business of discounting commercial paper; a bill broker.

Discount day, a particular day of the week when a bank discounts bills.

True discount, the interest which, added to a principal, will equal the face of a note when it becomes due. The principal yielding this interest is the present value of the note.
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Language Translation for : discount
Spanish: descuento,
German: der Preisnachlaß,
Japanese: 割引
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discount 
1622, alteration of Fr. décompte, from O.Fr. descont, from desconter "count out" (13c.), from des- "away" + conter "to count" (see count (v.)).
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Discount

The condition of the price of a bond that is lower than par. The discount equals the difference between the price paid for a security and the security's par value.

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For example, if a bond with a par value of $1,000 is currently selling for $990 dollars, it is selling at a discount.

Related Links

Bond Basics Tutorial
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See also: Banker's Acceptance, Discount Bond, Original Issue Discount, Premium, T-Bill, Zero Coupon Bond

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discount

The amount by which a bond sells below face value. See also below par, discount bond.


discount

  1. To adjust the value of an asset on the basis of information rather than activity or events. For example, investors may already have discounted a firm's stock price because of the anticipation of weak earnings.
  2. To deduct the charge for making a loan from the loan's principal before distributing funds to the borrower.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: dis·count
Pronunciation: 'dis-"kaunt
Function: noun
: a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something: as a : a reduction made from a regular or list price or a proportionate deduction from a debt account usually made for prompt payment or for payment in cash b : a reduction made for interest in advancing money upon or purchasing a note not yet due c : a reduction in the price of a bond —see also discount bond at BOND 2 d : the sale of securities that are issued below and redeemed at face value —compare PREMIUM 1

Main Entry: dis·count
Pronunciation: 'dis-"kaunt, dis-'kaunt
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to make a deduction from usually for cash or prompt payment b : to sell or offer at a lowered price
2 : to lend money on after deducting a discount discount negotiable instruments>
3 : to take into account (a future event or prospect) in making present calculations intransitive verb : to give or make discounts

Main Entry: dis·count
Pronunciation: 'dis-"kaunt
Function: adjective
1 a : selling goods or services at a discount discount broker> b : offered or sold at a discount <discount securities>
2 : reflecting a discount discount price>
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discount

see at a discount.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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