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discount house
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discount house

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
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Noun1.discount housediscount house - a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
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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There's a reason the stuff at big discount houses is so cheap.
As Old Pasadena came to life in the '80s and '90s, South Lake retailers gave way to discount houses such as Stroud's, Ross and Shoe Pavilion.
As for chain saw product lines that sometimes turn up for sale in discount houses at lower prices than dealers can get them, he says, "We've run into that with some other lines.
 
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