[
US
/ˈdɪskaʊnt, dɪˈskaʊnt/
]
NOUN
- an amount or percentage deducted
- a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
VERB
-
give a reduction in price on
I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes -
bar from attention or consideration
She dismissed his advances
How To Use discount In A Sentence
- You can either try to get a discount flight or you can view their special offers, either way you will end up with a good deal.
- Crucial is currently quoting as below, with a ten per cent discount for orders taken online.
- Fashion outlets, also known as discount warehouse stores, are large shopping areas often located on a city's outskirts.
- Interest rates would then rise as the central bank increased its discount rate to discourage borrowing and the demands for legal tender.
- Often, the resulting price will be less than the net asset value, meaning that the shares trade at a discount.
- Bigger discounts on equity and debt issuance to get them away risks seeing investment cut, borrowing reduced and jobs lost. Times, Sunday Times
- Best of all, when you buy a cell phone from us and transfer your number, you will still qualify for all of our great rebates and discounts.
- Last week I got a whopping discount on a new gas boiler, on account of my age. Times, Sunday Times
- The company would offer a discount to farmers who buy tillers under this scheme.
- Sales catalogues are often heavily financed by these sorts of rebates and discounts.
