Definitions for discount
ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; ˈdɪs kaʊntdis·count

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. discount, price reduction, deductionnoun

   the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

2. discount rate, discount, bank discountnoun

   interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan

3. rebate, discountnoun

   a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

4. deduction, discountverb

   an amount or percentage deducted

5. dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignoreverb

   bar from attention or consideration

   "She dismissed his advances"

6. discountverb

   give a reduction in price on

   "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discountnoun

   A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.

2. discountnoun

   A reduction in price.

3. discountnoun

   The rate of interest charged in discounting.

4. discountverb

   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.

5. discountverb

   To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange.

6. discountverb

   To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).

7. discountverb

   To leave out of account; to take no notice of.

8. discountverb

   To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days.

9. discountadjective

   Of goods, available at reduced prices; discounted.

   This store specializes in discount wares.

10. discountadjective

    Of a store, specializing in goods at reduced prices.

    If you're looking for cheap clothes, there's a discount clothier around the corner.

11. Etymology: Alteration of décompte, from disconter, desconter, from discomputare, from dis + computare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discountnoun

   The sum refunded in a bargain.

   Etymology: dis and count.

   His whole intention was, to buy a certain quantity of copper money from Wood at a large discount, and sell them as well as he could. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

2. To Discountverb

   To count back; to pay back again.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   My father’s, mother’s, brother’s death I pardon:
   My prayers and penance shall discount for these,
   And beg of heav’n to charge the bill on me. John Dryden, Don. Seb.

   The farmers spitefully combin’d,
   Force him to take his tithes in kind;
   And Parvisol discounts arrears,
   By bills for taxes and repairs. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discount

   A discount is a reduction or decrease in the original price of a product or service, typically offered by sellers or retailers as a sales strategy to attract customers, stimulate demand, or promote new items. It can be provided in various forms such as percentage off, buy one get one free, quantity discounts, seasonal or promotional sales, or through coupons and vouchers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discount

   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

2. Discount

   to lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange

3. Discount

   to take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event)

4. Discount

   to leave out of account; to take no notice of

5. Discountverb

   to lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days

6. Discountverb

   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

7. Discountverb

   a deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money

8. Discountverb

   the rate of interest charged in discounting

9. Etymology: [OF. desconter, descompter, to deduct, F. dcompter to discount; pref. des- (L. dis-) + conter, compter. See Count, v.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discount

   dis′kownt, n. a sum taken from the reckoning: a sum returned to the payer of an account: a deduction made for interest in advancing money on a bill.—v.t. Discount′, to allow discount: to advance money on, deducting discount: to put a reduced value on, as in an extravagant statement or fabulous story.—v.i. to practise discounting.—adj. Discount′able.—ns. Dis′count-brok′er, one who cashes notes or bills of exchange at a discount; Discount′er.—At a discount, below par: not sought after: superfluous: depreciated in value. [O. Fr. descompter, des—L. dis, away, compter, to count.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DISCOUNT

   Something often sold in place of goods.

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Matched Categories

1. • Interest Rate
   • Mark Down
   • Refund
   • Reject

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'discount' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4117

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'discount' in Nouns Frequency: #1624

Anagrams for discount »

1. conduits

2. ductions

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of discount in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of discount in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of discount in a Sentence

1. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:

   Regarding a discount - it is provided by the government, this is our good will. It (the discount) could be provided in the amount of our export duty but no more than the export duty.

2. Chief Financial Officer Darryl Button:

   The discount is probably bigger than what it should be, i think it will disappear as we deliver on our objectives.

3. Abhishek Deshpande:

   We expect WTI to trade at a discount of $4 - $5 to Brent in 2015.

4. Campaigner Cherry Muddle:

   While this growth is positive and shows the reef is dynamic and can be resilient, it doesn't discount the fact that the reef is under threat.

5. Augustin Eden:

   Bargain-hunting traders and investors might well be eyeing up some very reasonably priced stocks that have been the victims of recent China-inspired volatility, while the fact remains that commodities are still under immense pressure and those who dig them up are too, blue-chip stocks trading at a discount like Glencore's provide an ideal vehicle for riding price swings.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=discount
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Discount
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=discount
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discount
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=discount
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=discount