discount

dis·count  (dskount, ds-kount)

v. dis·count·ed, dis·count·ing, dis·counts

v.tr.

1. To deduct or subtract from a cost or price.

2.

a. To purchase or sell (a bill, note, or other commercial paper) at a reduction equal to the amount of interest that will accumulate before it matures.

b. To lend money on (a commercial paper not immediately payable) after deducting the interest.

3.

a. To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price.

b. To reduce in quantity or value.

4.

a. To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard: discount a rumor.

b. To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize: took care not to discount his wife's accomplishments.

c. To regard with doubt or disbelief.

5. To anticipate and make allowance for; reckon with in advance.

v.intr.

To lend money after deduction of interest.

n. (dskount)

1. A reduction from the full or standard amount of a price or debt.

2. The interest deducted prior to purchasing, selling, or lending a commercial paper; the discount rate.

3. The act or an instance of discounting a bill of exchange, note, or other commercial paper.

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[Alteration (influenced by dis- and count) of French décompter, from Old French desconter : des-, away; see dis- + conter, to count; see count¹.]

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discounta·ble adj.

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discount

vb [dɪsˈkaʊnt ˈdɪskaʊnt] (mainly tr)

1. to leave out of account as being unreliable, prejudiced, or irrelevant

2. to anticipate and make allowance for, often so as to diminish the effect of

3. (Business / Commerce)

a.  to deduct (a specified amount or percentage) from the usual price, cost, etc.

b.  to reduce (the regular price, cost, etc.) by a stated percentage or amount

4. (Business / Marketing) to sell or offer for sale at a reduced price

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to buy or sell (a bill of exchange, etc.) before maturity, with a deduction for interest determined by the time to maturity and also by risk

6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (also intr) to loan money on (a negotiable instrument that is not immediately payable) with a deduction for interest determined by risk and time to maturity

n [ˈdɪskaʊnt]

1. (Business / Marketing) a deduction from the full amount of a price or debt, as in return for prompt payment or to a special group of customers See also cash discount, trade discount

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Also called discount rate

a.  the amount of interest deducted in the purchase or sale of or the loan of money on unmatured negotiable instruments

b.  the rate of interest deducted

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)

a.  (in the issue of shares) a percentage deducted from the par value to give a reduced amount payable by subscribers

b.  the amount by which the par value of something, esp shares, exceeds its market value Compare premium [3]

4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the act or an instance of discounting a negotiable instrument

at a discount

a.  (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) below the regular price

b.  (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (of share values) below par

c.  held in low regard; not sought after or valued

6. (Business / Commerce) (modifier) offering or selling at reduced prices a discount shop

discountable  adj

discounter  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	discount - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise price reduction, deduction reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing something
	2.	discount - interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan bank discount, discount rate interest rate, rate of interest - the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use bank rate - the discount rate fixed by a central bank
	3.	discount - a refund of some fraction of the amount paid rebate refund - money returned to a payer rent-rebate - a rebate on rent given by a local government authority
	4.	discount - an amount or percentage deducted deduction allowance, adjustment - an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" trade discount - a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant
Verb	1.	discount - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" brush aside, brush off, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside cold-shoulder, slight - pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" shrug off - minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" pass off - disregard; "She passed off the insult" flout, scoff - treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" turn a blind eye - refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office" laugh away, laugh off - deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" disoblige - ignore someone's wishes
	2.	discount - give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes" allow - grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" mark down - reduce the price of rebate - give a reduction in the price during a sale; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week"

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discount

noun

deduction, cut, reduction, concession, allowance, rebate, cut price, lower price, marked-down price You often get a discount on discontinued goods.

verb

1. mark down, cut, reduce, lower, slash, lessen, knock down Tour prices are being discounted.

2. disregard, reject, ignore, overlook, discard, set aside, dispel, pass over, repudiate, disbelieve, brush off (slang), lay aside, pooh-pooh His theory was discounted immediately.

Translations

discount

A. [ˈdɪskaʊnt] N (gen) → descuento m, rebaja f
to give a 10% discount → dar un descuento del 10%
to sell (sth) at a discount → vender(algo)con descuento or a precio reducido

B. [dɪsˈkaʊnt] VT

1. (= lower price of) [+ merchandise] → descontar, rebajar
discounted cash flow → cashflow m actualizado

2. (= disregard) [+ report, rumour] → descartar

C. [ˈdɪskaʊnt] CPD discount house N (US) → tienda f de rebajas
discount price N they are available at discount prices → se venden con descuento
discount rate N → tasa f de descuento
discount store N (US) → economato m

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discount [ˈdɪskaʊnt]

n → réduction f, rabais m
a discount for students → une réduction pour les étudiants
to give sb a discount on sth → faire une remise à qn sur qch, faire un rabais à qn sur qch
discount for cash → escompte f au comptant
at a discount → au rabais
a 10% discount, a discount of 10% → un rabais de 10%, une réduction de 10%

modif [retailer, broker] → à prix réduit; [airline] → à bas prix; [loan] → escompté(e); [product] → au rabais; [price, fare] → réduit(e); [ticket] → à tarif réduit

[dɪsˈkaʊnt] vt

(= dismiss, reject) [+ claim] → écarter; [+ rumour, report] → ne pas tenir compte de; [+ idea, possibility] → écarter

(= reduce) [+ price, fare] → réduire
I can discount ten per cent for you
BUT Je peux vous faire un rabais de 10%.
discount card n → carte f de réduction

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discount

n

(on article) → Rabatt m; (for cash) → Skonto nt or m; to give a discount on something → Rabatt or Prozente (inf) → auf etw (acc) → geben; to give somebody a 5% discount → jdm 5% Rabatt/Skonto geben; at a discount → auf Rabatt/Skonto; discount for cash → Skonto or Rabatt bei Barzahlung

to be at a discount (Fin) → unter pari sein; (fig) → nicht or wenig gefragt sein

vt

(Comm) sum of money → nachlassen; bill, note → diskontieren; discounted bill → Diskontwechsel m

person’s opinion → unberücksichtigt lassen; to discount something as an exaggeration/as untrue → etw als Übertreibung/als unwahr abtun

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discount:

discount house

n

(Fin) → Diskontbank f

(= store) → Discountgeschäft nt → or -laden m

discount market

n (Fin) → Diskontmarkt m

discount rate

n (Fin) → Diskontsatz m

discount retailer

n (= Comm) → Discounter m

discount store

n → Discounter m, → Discountgeschäft nt → or -laden m

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discount [ɐn ˈdɪskaʊnt; ɐvb dɪsˈkaʊnt]

1. n (reduction) → sconto, riduzione f
to be at a discount (Comm) → essere scontato/a (fig) (little valued) → essere svalutato/a
to buy at a discount → comprare a prezzo scontato
to give sb a discount on sth → fare uno sconto a qn su qc
discount for cash → sconto cassa inv
discount rate → tasso di sconto

2. vt (Comm) → scontare (fig) (report, idea, theory) → non badare a

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discount [ɐn ˈdɪskaʊnt; ɐvb dɪsˈkaʊnt]

1. n (reduction) → sconto, riduzione f
to be at a discount (Comm) → essere scontato/a (fig) (little valued) → essere svalutato/a
to buy at a discount → comprare a prezzo scontato
to give sb a discount on sth → fare uno sconto a qn su qc
discount for cash → sconto cassa inv
discount rate → tasso di sconto

2. vt (Comm) → scontare (fig) (report, idea, theory) → non badare a

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discount

n discount [ˈdiskaunt]

a (small) sum taken off the price of something He gave me a discount of 20%. afslag, korting خَصْم، تَنْزيل، حَسْم намаление sleva rabat der Preisnachlaß έκπτωση descuento mahahindlus تخفیف alennus rabais הֲנָחָה छूट popust árengedmény potongan harga afsláttur sconto 割引 할인 nuolaida atlaide potongan harga korting rabatt, avslag rabat desconto discount, rabat скидка rabat popust popust rabatt การลดราคา indirim (價格)折扣 знижка خاص گاہکوں کے لۓ قیمت میں کٹوتی tiền khấu trừ （价格）折扣

[disˈkaunt] v

to leave aside as something not to be considered You can discount most of what he says – it's nearly all lies! buite rekening laat, in twyfel trek يُقَلِّل مِن، يَخْصُم не вземам под внимание se bort fra geringen Wert beimessen αγνοώ descontar, no hacer caso kõrvale jätma باور نکردن ohittaa ne pas tenir compte de לִשלוֹל छूट देना uzeti priču sa rezervom leszámít mengesampingkan taka með fyrirvara sminuire l'importanza di, non tenere conto di 割引する 고려하지 않다 nekreipti dėmesio samazināt cenu; neņemt vērā diskaun buiten beschouwing laten se bort fra, ta med en klype salt zlekceważyć descontar a nu pune la socoteală не принимать в расчёт nebrať do úvahy ne upoštevati odbaciti inte tro på, bortse ifrån ไม่นับ aldırmamak, dikkate almamak 打折扣，優惠 знецінювати; знижувати نظر انداز کرنا không để ý 打折扣，优惠

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discount → خَصم sleva rabat Rabatt έκπτωση descuento alennus rabais popust sconto 割引 할인 korting avslag rabat desconto скидка rabatt การลดราคา indirim sự giảm giá 折扣