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discount

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verb

discount

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of discount
Noun
The average promotion offered to consumers over the notoriously discount laden weekend was 21% at Square sellers, with online and in-store discounts averaging 22% and 21%, respectively. Catherine Erdly, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Norse Atlantic Airways, a discount European airline, recently revealed dozens of flight deals on flights from the United States to Europe throughout the rest of 2024 and early 2025 as part of a September Sale. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
Verb
Out-of-market games on YouTube’s Sunday Ticket service add up to another $522 for returning users who also want the RedZone whip-around show, though there have been many discounts made available. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025 This Logitech headset is an Editors' Choice winner at a full 50% discount. PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The ride-sharing companies offer Memorial Hermann discounted prices to shuttle patients with unreliable transportation to and from their appointments. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 Right now, they're discounted by 30%. Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for discount
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discount
Noun
  • While sustainable aviation fuels and electric aircraft will play larger roles in long-term decarbonization, immediate weight reduction offers airlines tangible benefits today.
    Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The scale of the revision announced on Tuesday exceeds a downward reduction in hiring estimates last year that has drawn criticism from Trump in recent weeks.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That many in the media have ignored the unit’s rise is an indictment.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Amid all its glorious and aesthetic architecture lies the massive environmental impact that cannot be ignored.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite lacking any legal education or experience, Routh dismissed his lawyers earlier this year and intends to defend himself at trial.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • When retail loses money, it’s often dismissed as inexperience.
    Anmol Verma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The efficiency and immediacy of space medicine may well influence healthcare innovation far beyond orbit, inspiring systems that are faster, cheaper, and more accessible.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But because the signals are so faint, they can be drowned out by cheap jammers or replaced by counterfeit ones.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In this case, the deduction begins to decrease once income reaches $150,000 for joint filers ($75,000 for all other taxpayers) and disappears completely once income hits $350,000 for joint filers ($175,000 for all other taxpayers).
    KELLY PHILLIPS ERB, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Workers typically pay for their health insurance premiums through paycheck deductions.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For many couples, infidelity is a nonnegotiable breach of trust, never to be forgiven.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Nobody is going to forgive it or pay it for us.
    Letters to the Editor, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officials repeatedly minimized fire risks and touted the benefits of letting the fire burn, according to The Republic's findings.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Context switching is minimized.
    Paul Kovalenko, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This inexpensive gadget works similarly to how a weed puller does in the garden.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Timberwolves signed forward Joe Smith to a series of inexpensive one-year deals with a promise to ink him to a massive future contract.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Discount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discount. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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