discount
discount Lexical Profile
discount Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A deduction from the usual cost or regular price of something.
"Students and senior citizens receive a ten percent discount on museum admission."
The percentage or amount deducted in advance from the face value of a financial bill or promissory note when it is traded before maturity.
"The central bank adjusted the official discount to regulate short-term lending among commercial institutions."
• verb
To deduct a certain amount or percentage from the usual price of a product or service.
"The bookstore decided to discount all winter calendars by fifty percent in February."
To regard a possibility, fact, or statement as being unworthy of serious consideration or belief.
"Investigators cannot entirely discount the possibility that the fire was caused by faulty wiring."
To purchase or sell a financial bill or promissory note before its maturity date at less than its face value.
"The merchant chose to discount the promissory note at the bank to obtain immediate cash flow."
• adjective
Offering or relating to goods and services sold at prices lower than usual.
"We bought our groceries at a local discount store to save money on household essentials."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from French 'escompter' or Italian 'scontare', ultimately deriving from Medieval Latin 'discomputare', meaning to deduct from an account.