discounter
Use Discounter in a sentence
kaʊn noun
1.
a person who discounts.
2.
a person who operates a discount house or business.
3.
Informal. a discount house.
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| discount | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to leave out of account as being unreliable, prejudiced, or irrelevant |
| 2. | to anticipate and make allowance for, often so as to diminish the effect of |
| 3. | a. to deduct (a specified amount or percentage) from the usual price, cost, etc |
| b. to reduce (the regular price, cost, etc) by a stated percentage or amount | |
| 4. | to sell or offer for sale at a reduced price |
| 5. | 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 |
| 6. | (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 |
| —n | |
| 7. | cash discount See also trade discount a deduction from the full amount of a price or debt, as in return for prompt payment or to a special group of customers |
| 8. | Also called: discount rate |
| a. the amount of interest deducted in the purchase or sale of or the loan of money on unmatured negotiable instruments | |
| b. the rate of interest deducted | |
| 9. | a. (in the issue of shares) a percentage deducted from the par value to give a reduced amount payable by subscribers |
| b. Compare premium the amount by which the par value of something, esp shares, exceeds its market value | |
| 10. | the act or an instance of discounting a negotiable instrument |
| 11. | at a discount |
| a. below the regular price | |
| b. (of share values) below par | |
| c. held in low regard; not sought after or valued | |
| 12. | (modifier) offering or selling at reduced prices: a discount shop |
| dis'countable | |
| —adj | |
| 'discounter | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
It's a regional discounter that is losing money every day.
Often there is evidence that the manufacturer received complaints from competing dealers before terminating the discounter.
One is called a manipulator, and the other a discounter.
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