What does "discount" mean?
A reduction in price.
Discount
/dɪˈskaʊnt/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A reduction in price.
- Grammar: discount is listed as adj, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: discount rate, price reduction, rebate, abate.
- Useful contrasts: positive attribute, rare value, acknowledge.
- Usage evidence: Honesty seems to be rather at a discount today.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A reduction in price.
"For the summer sale, there was 40% discount in all the stores at the mall."
- 2 the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise wordnet
- 3 A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
- 4 an amount or percentage deducted wordnet
- 5 The rate of interest charged in discounting.
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- 6 a refund of some fraction of the amount paid wordnet
- 7 A lack or shortcoming. figuratively
"On our approaching the house where the Misses Spenlow lived, I was at such a discount in respect of my personal looks and presence of mind, that Traddles proposed a gentle stimulant in the form of a glass of ale."
- 8 interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan wordnet
- 9 The act of one who believes, or act as though they believe, that their own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.
Verb
- 1 To sell at a reduced price. transitive
"Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product."
- 2 bar from attention or consideration wordnet
- 3 To deduct from an account, debt, charge, etc. rare, transitive
"Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills."
- 4 give a reduction in price on wordnet
- 5 To disregard or regard as unimportant. transitive
"Owing to his reputation, they discounted his comments."
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- 6 To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest. transitive
"The banks discount notes and bills of exchange."
- 7 To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event). transitive
"The market has dropped, discounting changes in interest rates."
- 8 To believe, or act as though one believes, that one's own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.
Adjective
- 1 Specializing in selling goods at reduced prices. not-comparable
"If you're looking for cheap clothes, there's a discount clothier around the corner."
Synonyms
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Example
"Honesty seems to be rather at a discount today."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "discount"?
Common synonyms include: discount rate, price reduction, rebate, abate, abated, abatement.
How do you use "discount" in a sentence?
Honesty seems to be rather at a discount today.
How do you pronounce "discount"?
Pronounced /dɪˈskaʊnt/.
Etymology
Alteration of French descompte, décompte, from Old French disconter, desconter (“reckon off, account back, discount”), from Medieval Latin discomputō (“I deduct, discount”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + computō (“I reckon, count”). By surface analysis, dis- + count.