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discount house

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discount house
n.
See discount store.
discount house
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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. (Business / Commerce) Chiefly US another name for discount store
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.discount housediscount house - a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
discount store, discounter, wholesale house
mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods
discount chain - a chain of discount stores
Translations
discount house n
a. (Brit) (Fin) → istituto di sconto, discount house f inv
b. (Am) = discount store
discount house n
a. (Brit) (Fin) → istituto di sconto, discount house f inv
b. (Am) = discount store


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