cash discount
noun
: a discount granted in consideration of immediate payment or payment within a prescribed time
Examples of cash discount in a Sentence
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Many businesses offer lower prices for cash purchases to avoid credit card processing fees, but with the penny on its way out, even those cash discounts could start to shift to the nearest nickel value.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
In China, Tesla’s top source of profit, sales are rising, aided by no-interest loan offers and cash discounts on the Model Y, said Deutsche Bank’s Yu.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Legal in all 50 states, cash discounts are usually prominently displayed on price marquees at gas stations.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
Some give cash discounts, offer payment plans, and the ability to use FSA/HSA.
—Amanda Krupa, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
If a cash discount is offered, it must be offered to all customers without discrimination and must be clearly conveyed.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2023
Between 2011 and 2020, the three men conspired with others to purchase winning lottery tickets at a cash discount from gamblers all over Massachusetts, often using convenience store owners to facilitate the transactions.
—Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022
But at some stations, using a debit instead of a credit card will also get you the cash discount.
—cleveland, 3 Apr. 2021
Of course, cash still does remain king in one popular retail location: Gas stations still offer hefty cash discounts for paying with green.
—Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2019
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
In China, Tesla’s top source of profit, sales are rising, aided by no-interest loan offers and cash discounts on the Model Y, said Deutsche Bank’s Yu.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Legal in all 50 states, cash discounts are usually prominently displayed on price marquees at gas stations.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
Some give cash discounts, offer payment plans, and the ability to use FSA/HSA.
—Amanda Krupa, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
If a cash discount is offered, it must be offered to all customers without discrimination and must be clearly conveyed.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2023
Between 2011 and 2020, the three men conspired with others to purchase winning lottery tickets at a cash discount from gamblers all over Massachusetts, often using convenience store owners to facilitate the transactions.
—Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022
But at some stations, using a debit instead of a credit card will also get you the cash discount.
—cleveland, 3 Apr. 2021
Of course, cash still does remain king in one popular retail location: Gas stations still offer hefty cash discounts for paying with green.
—Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2019
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“Cash discount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20discount. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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