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noun dis·count \ ˈdis-ˌkau̇nt \

Definition of discount

1 :a reduction made from the gross (see ¹gross 1b) amount or value of something: such as

a (1) :a reduction made from a regular or list price

offering customers a ten percent discount

buy tickets at a discount

(2) :a proportionate deduction from a debt account usually made for cash or prompt payment

b :a deduction made for interest in advancing money upon or purchasing a bill or note not due

2 :the act or practice of discounting (see ²discount)

3 :a deduction taken or allowance made

… we may … have to make very heavy discount, or even sometimes to reject our author's conclusions altogether.
—G. G. Coulton

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Examples of discount in a Sentence

The store offers a two percent discount when customers pay in cash.
a discount of 20% from the original price

Recent Examples of discount from the Web

And as Racked shared, David's Bridal is offering deep discounts on anyone presenting an Alfred Angelo receipt.

— lilian min, Cosmopolitan, "Alfred Angelo Closed Its Stores and Brides Are Rightly Bugging Out," 15 July 2017
The software gauge is valued at 15.6 times forward earnings, representing a 20 percent discount to the Sensex, the cheapest in eight years, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

— ameya karve, Bloomberg.com, "Unloved India Software Stocks a Buy for This Insurer," 11 July 2017
Bulls say the company’s current challenge is temporary because fares, pushed down by discount airlines, will rise again, and customers like Lee will keep coming back.

— vivek shankar, Bloomberg.com, "Short Sellers Lose Again as Australian Travel Agency Shares Soar," 5 July 2017
Kids can eat for free if a family of four earns less than about $32,000 a year or at a discount if earnings are under $45,000.

— morgan lee, chicagotribune.com, "Schools rethink meal-debt policies that humiliate kids," 4 July 2017
At Alabama Splash Adventure, formerly called Visionland, general admission for adults ages 18-54 is $29.95, with discounts for seniors and children.

— john sharp, AL.com, "OWA announcement means Alabama's newest amusement park rollin' next month," 30 June 2017
The discount was created last year in reaction to the disappearance of Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, two 14-year-olds from Tequesta, who went missing in July 2015 after steering a 19-foot boat out of the Jupiter Inlet into the Atlantic Ocean.

— jim turner, miamiherald, "What new Florida laws take effect July 1? Here are the highlights," 29 June 2017
Adults are $8, and a military discount is offered daily for $5.

— erika butler, The Aegis, "Expanded Harford Farm Fair marks 30th year with kickoff concert," 27 June 2017
Santa's coming to town this month delivering deals, discounts, sweepstakes, exclusive experiences and other fun perks to our subscribers.

— The Courier-Journal, "CHRISTMAS IN JULY," 23 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of discount

see ²discount

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First Known Use: 1622

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discount Synonyms

Synonyms

abatement, deduction, reduction

Antonyms

accession, addition

Related Words

giveback, kickback, rebate; dent, depreciation; decline, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drop, fall, loss; forfeit, forfeiture, penalty

Near Antonyms

accretion, accrual, augmentation, boost, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise; appreciation

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

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verb dis·count \ ˈdis-ˌkau̇nt , dis-ˈ \

Definition of discount

transitive verb

1 a :to make a deduction (see deduction 1a) from usually for cash or prompt payment

a discounted price

b :to sell or offer for sale at a discount (see ¹discount 1)

discounting last year's model

2 :to lend money on after deducting the discount

3 a :to leave out of account or consideration :disregard

discount the possiblilty that the situation may worsen

its effect cannot be entirely discounted

b :to minimize the importance of

shouldn't discount his contributions

c (1) :to make allowance (see ¹allowance 5) for bias or exaggeration in

discount most of their claims

(2) :to view with doubt

discount a rumor

d :to anticipate or take into account (something, such as a future event) in present calculations or planning

… mail came chiefly from those organized groups whose opposition had already been discounted …
—Time

intransitive verb

:to give or make discounts (see ¹discount)

stores planning to discount after the holidays

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discounter

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Examples of discount in a Sentence

The vacation plan included a discounted price on our hotel room.
Car dealers are heavily discounting last year's unsold models.
These threats cannot be entirely discounted.

Recent Examples of discount from the Web

This means that the State Department is well aware that Iran is not complying with the nuclear deal, but is trying to find ways to discount these violations.

— fred fleitz, National Review, "Iran Is Not Complying with the Nuclear Deal," 14 July 2017
Los Angeles’s LA Metro and Seattle’s regional Sound Transit system in 2016 received a federal grant to test a program of discounted Lyft rides to and from transit stations.

— tomio geron, WSJ, "Public Transit Agencies Take a Lesson From Uber," 20 June 2017
Do not discount being in the right place at the right time.

— neil senturia, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Words of wisdom for 2017 graduates," 19 June 2017
Some residents initially feared the fire was also terror-related, although authorities discounted that possibility.

— danica kirka, Twin Cities, "Deadly fire races through London high-rise, killing at least 6," 14 June 2017
If the high seas is discounted, the remaining marine reserves protect 7.29 percent of marine habitats that lie within the 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zones of all countries.

— National Geographic, "New Ocean Reserve, Largest in Africa, Protects Whales and Turtles," 5 June 2017
Patio furniture, grills, tools and more are discounted during Home Depot Memorial Day Sale.

— leada gore, AL.com, "Memorial Day sales 2017: Best deals from Walmart, Best Buy , Target, H&M, JC Penney," 27 May 2017
Colleges can only discount their prices so much until they are forced to cut actual costs given reduced revenues.

— jeffrey j. selingo, Washington Post, "Forget the marketing gimmicks: It’s time for colleges to cut costs.," 26 May 2017
The judges discounted the administration’s anti-terror rationale for the ban, saying the White House hadn’t detailed the risks posed by those covered by the order and had issued its first decree without consulting national security agencies.

— erik larson, Bloomberg.com, "Sessions Says DOJ Will Seek Supreme Court Review of Travel Ban," 25 May 2017

Origin and Etymology of discount

modification of French décompter, from Old French desconter, from Medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- + computare to count — more at count

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First Known Use: 1621

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discount Synonyms

Synonyms

blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, excuse, disregard, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, overpass, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, whitewash, wink (at)

Antonyms

acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, magnify, praise

Related Words

explain, justify, rationalize; absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate; waive, wave (aside or off)

Near Antonyms

heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)

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adjective dis·count \ ˈdis-ˌkau̇nt \

Definition of discount

1 a :selling goods or services for less than their regular or list price :selling goods or services at a discount (see ¹discount 1a(1))

discount stores

a discount broker

discount airlines

b :offered or sold at a discount

discount tickets

2 :reflecting a discount

discount prices

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Recent Examples of discount from the Web

The figures were particularly encouraging for Wal-Mart, given the recent arrival on American shores of deep discount German food retailer Lidl and the store expansion of its rival Aldi, which will put downward pressure on prices.

— phil wahba, Fortune, "Walmart’s Massive Tech Investments Drive Another Quarter of Big Sales Gains," 17 Aug. 2017
At this writing, tickets for Disney On Ice in both Long Beach (April 21-23) and Ontario (April 29-30) were available for as little as $15 each from Travelzoo.com, a source for discount travel.

— marla jo fisher, Orange County Register, "Deals of the week: Free parks, free aquarium admission for kids and discounts to Disney on Ice," 26 Mar. 2017
However, the scientists shouldn't completely discount muscle performance in the king snake's abilities, notes Anthony Herrel, a biologist at the Natural History Museum in Paris, France, in an email.

— david penning, National Geographic, "Snake Kills Bigger Snakes With World's Most Powerful Squeeze," 15 Mar. 2017
WHAT ELIGIBLE MINNESOTANS NEED TO DO TO GET DISCOUNTNothing.

— david montgomery, Twin Cities, "Health insurance premium subsidies are almost here. What you need to know.," 27 Feb. 2017

Origin and Etymology of discount

see ²discount

NEW! Time Traveler

First Known Use: 1854

See Words from the same year

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

DISCOUNT Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of discount for English Language Learners

: an amount taken off a regular price : a price reduction

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verb

Definition of discount for English Language Learners

: to lower the amount of (a bill, price, etc.)
: to lower the price of (a product)
: to think of (something) as having little importance or value

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Definition of discount for English Language Learners

: selling goods or services at reduced prices
: offered or sold at a reduced price
: cheaper than usual

DISCOUNT Defined for Kids

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noun dis·count \ ˈdis-ˌkau̇nt \

Definition of discount for Students

:an amount taken off a regular price

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verb dis·count \ ˈdis-ˌkau̇nt , dis-ˈkau̇nt \

Definition of discount for Students

discounted; discounting

1 :to lower the amount of a bill, debt, or price

2 :to think of as not important or serious

Don't discount her idea.

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noun dis·count \ ˈdis-ˌkau̇nt \

legal Definition of discount

: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

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transitive verb dis·count \ ˈdis-ˌkau̇nt, dis-ˈkau̇nt \

legal Definition of discount

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

banks discount negotiable instruments

3 :to take into account (a future event or prospect) in making present calculations

intransitive verb

:to give or make discounts

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adjective dis·count \ ˈdis-ˌkau̇nt \

legal Definition of discount

1 a :selling goods or services at a discount

a discount broker

b :offered or sold at a discount

discount securities

2 :reflecting a discount

the discount price

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