discount house

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noun
  1. Also called discount store . a store that sells much of its merchandise at a price below the usual price.

  2. British. bill broker.

Origin of discount house

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First recorded in 1945–50

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British Dictionary definitions for discount house

discount house

noun
  1. mainly British a financial organization engaged in discounting bills of exchange, etc on a large scale primarily by borrowing call money from commercial banks

  2. mainly US another name for discount store

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