discount

discount
I. noun Date: 1622 1. a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something: as a. (1) a reduction made from a regular or list price (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 3. a deduction taken or allowance made II. verb Etymology: modification of French décompter, from Old French desconter, from Medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- + computare to count — more at count Date: 1629 transitive verb 1. a. to make a deduction from usually for cash or prompt payment <
a discounted price
>
b. to sell or offer for sale at a discount <
discounting last year's model
>
2. to lend money on after deducting the discount 3. a. to leave out of account ; disregard b. to minimize the importance of <
shouldn't discount his contributions
>
c. (1) to make allowance for bias or exaggeration in (2) to view with doubt <
discount a rumor
>
d. to take into account (as a future event) in present calculations intransitive verb to give or make discounts • discounter noun III. adjective Date: 1863 1. a. selling goods or services at a discount <
discount stores
>
<
a discount broker
>
<
discount airlines
>
b. offered or sold at a discount <
discount tickets
>
2. reflecting a discount <
discount prices
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • DISCOUNT — DISCOU Pratiquent le discount (le discompte, selon la terminologie française actuelle) les magasins qui, dans le commerce de détail, vendent à des prix inférieurs à ceux des autres détaillants des articles qui font l’objet d’une publicité.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • discount — dis·count 1 / dis ˌkau̇nt/ n: 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 usu. made for prompt payment or for payment in cash b …   Law dictionary

  • Discount — Dis count , n. [Cf. F. d[ e]compte. See {Discount}, v. t.] 1. 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discount — Dis count (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discounting}.] [OF. desconter, descompter, to deduct, F. d[ e]compter to discount; pref. des (L. dis ) + conter, compter. See {Count}, v.] 1. To deduct from an account, debt,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discount — [n] reduction in cost abatement, allowance, commission, concession, cut, cut rate, decrease, deduction, depreciation, diminution, drawback, exemption, knock off*, markdown, modification, percentage, premium, qualification, rebate, remission,… …   New thesaurus

  • Discount — Dis count (?; 277), v. i. To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discount — ► NOUN ▪ a deduction from the usual cost of something. ► VERB 1) deduct a discount from (the usual price of something). 2) disregard as lacking credibility or significance. 3) Finance buy or sell (a bill of exchange) before its due date at a… …   English terms dictionary

  • discount — or discount rate [dis′kount΄; ] for v., also [ dis kount′] n. [< OFr desconter, to count off < ML discomputare: see DIS & COMPUTE] 1. a) a reduction from a usual or list price b) a deduction from a debt, allowed for paying promptly or in… …   English World dictionary

  • Discount — can refer to: Discounts and allowances: reductions to a basic price of goods or services; Discounting: a financial mechanism in which a debtor obtains the right to delay payments to a creditor; Discount (band): a punk rock band that formed in… …   Wikipedia

  • discount — [DISCÁUNT] s. n. reducere de preţ pentru un cumpărător anumit, în anumite condiţii de achiziţionare a mărfii. (< engl. discount) Trimis de raduborza, 15.08.2008. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • discount — / diskaʊnt/, it. /di skaunt/ s. ingl. (propr. sconto ), usato in ital. al masch. (comm.) [pubblico esercizio che vende beni di consumo in grandi quantità e a prezzi scontati] ▶◀ ‖ ipermercato, supermarket, supermercato …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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