discount house
n
1. (Banking & Finance) chiefly Brit a financial organization engaged in discounting bills of exchange, etc on a large scale primarily by borrowing call money from commercial banks
2. (Commerce) chiefly US another name for discount store
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dis′count house`
n.
a store that sells much of its merchandise at less than the usual price.
Also called dis′count store`. [1945–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  discount house - a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted pricemercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods discount chain - a chain of discount stores |
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