Definitions for Discountˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; ˈdɪs kaʊnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dis•countˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; ˈdɪs kaʊnt(v.; n., adj.; v.t.)
to deduct a certain amount from (a charge, etc.).
to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price.
to lend money on (commercial paper) after deducting interest.
Category: Business
to buy or sell (a note, bill, etc.) discounted for the amount of interest yet to be paid.
Category: Business
to leave out of account; disregard.
to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.).
to take into account in advance, often so as to diminish the effect of.
(v.i.)to offer goods or services at a reduced price.
(n.)the act or an instance of discounting.
an amount deducted from the usual list price.
any deduction from the nominal value.
a payment of interest in advance upon a loan of money.
Category: Business
an allowance made for exaggeration or bias, as in a report or story.
(adj.)selling at less than the usual price.
Category: Common Vocabulary
selling goods at a discount.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Idioms for discount:
at a discount,below the usual list price.
Category: Idiom
Origin of discount:
1615–25; on the model of F décompter
dis′count•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
discount, price reduction, deduction(noun)
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
discount rate, discount, bank discount(noun)
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
rebate, discount(noun)
a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
deduction, discount(verb)
an amount or percentage deducted
dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore(verb)
bar from attention or consideration
"She dismissed his advances"
discount(verb)
give a reduction in price on
"I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
discount(noun)ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; n., adj. ˈdɪs kaʊnt
a reduction in price
a 10% discount on all books
discount(verb)ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; n., adj. ˈdɪs kaʊnt
to state that sth is not significant or cannot be correct; = disregard
Most scientists discounted the theory.
discountˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; n., adj. ˈdɪs kaʊnt
to reduce the price of sth
heavily discounted prices
Wiktionary
discount(Noun)
A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
discount(Noun)
A reduction in price.
discount(Noun)
The rate of interest charged in discounting.
discount(Verb)
To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.
discount(Verb)
To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
discount(Verb)
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
discount(Verb)
To leave out of account; to take no notice of.
discount(Verb)
To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days.
discount(Adjective)
Of goods, available at reduced prices; discounted.
This store specializes in discount wares.
discount(Adjective)
Of a store, specializing in goods at reduced prices.
If you're looking for cheap clothes, there's a discount clothier around the corner.
Origin: Alteration of décompte, from disconter, desconter, from discomputare, from dis + computare.
Webster Dictionary
Discount(u)
to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills
Discount(u)
to lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange
Discount(u)
to take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event)
Discount(u)
to leave out of account; to take no notice of
Discount(verb)
to lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days
Discount(verb)
a counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any account whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt, demand, price asked, and the like; something taken or deducted
Discount(verb)
a deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money
Discount(verb)
the rate of interest charged in discounting
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
DISCOUNT
Something often sold in place of goods.
Translations for Discount
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- afslag, kortingAfrikaans
- خَصْم، تَنْزيل، حَسْمArabic
- намалениеBulgarian
- descontoPortuguese (BR)
- slevaCzech
- der PreisnachlaßGerman
- rabatDanish
- έκπτωσηGreek
- descuentoSpanish
- mahahindlusEstonian
- تخفیفFarsi
- alennusFinnish
- rabaisFrench
- הֲנָחָהHebrew
- छूटHindi
- popustCroatian
- árengedményHungarian
- potongan hargaIndonesian
- afslátturIcelandic
- scontoItalian
- 割引Japanese
- 할인Korean
- nuolaidaLithuanian
- atlaideLatvian
- potongan hargaMalay
- kortingDutch
- rabatt, avslagNorwegian
- rabatPolish
- تخفیفPersian
- تخفیفPashto
- descontoPortuguese
- discount, rabatRomanian
- скидкаRussian
- rabatSlovak
- popustSlovenian
- popustSerbian
- rabattSwedish
- การลดราคาThai
- indirimTurkish
- (價格)折扣Chinese (Trad.)
- знижкаUkrainian
- خاص گاہکوں کے لۓ قیمت میں کٹوتیUrdu
- tiền khấu trừVietnamese
- （价格）折扣Chinese (Simp.)
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