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discount en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• dĭsʹkount
• /ˈdɪskaʊnt/

Etymology

Alteration of French descompte, décompte, from Old French disconter, desconter (“reckon off, account back, discount”), from Medieval Latin discomputō (“to deduct, discount”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + computō (“to reckon, count”). By surface analysis, dis- + count.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of a store) Specializing in selling goods at reduced prices.
   • If you're looking for cheap clothes, there's a discount clothier around the corner.

Deriveds

five-finger discount · undiscountable · overdiscount · five finger discount · discount card · discounter · antidiscount · bond discount · discount rate · at a discount · discount house · discountable · rediscount · time discount · discount market · prediscount · trade discount · quantity discount · nondiscount · bank discount · discount department store · industry discount · discountability

Translations (1)

fi halpa- (selling at reduced prices)

discount en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• dĭsʹkount
• /ˈdɪskaʊnt/

Etymology

Alteration of French descompte, décompte, from Old French disconter, desconter (“reckon off, account back, discount”), from Medieval Latin discomputō (“to deduct, discount”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + computō (“to reckon, count”). By surface analysis, dis- + count.

Meanings

1. A reduction in price.
   • This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too.
   • For the summer sale, there was 40% discount in all the stores at the mall.
2. A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
3. The rate of interest charged in discounting.
4. (figuratively) A lack or shortcoming.
   • On our approaching the house where the Misses Spenlow lived, I was at such a discount in respect of my personal looks and presence of mind, that Traddles proposed a gentle stimulant in the form of a glass of ale. 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC:
5. (qualifier:transactional analysis) The act of one who believes, or act as though they believe, that their own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.

Forms

Antonyms

surcharge

Descendants

Discount

Synonyms

rebate (reduction in price) · reduction (reduction in price)

Translations (144)

lo ການຫລຸດລາຄາ (reduction in price) · id diskon (reduction in price) · sv rea (reduction in price) · ga lascaine (reduction in price) · ms potongan harga (reduction in price) · cs sleva (reduction in price) · zza vıst cêr (deduction made for interest) · ar خَصْم (reduction in price) · lo ສ່ວນລົດ (reduction in price) · hsb rabat (reduction in price) · es rebaja (reduction in price) · tg тахфиф (reduction in price) · hu árleszállítás (reduction in price) · zza ronayış (reduction in price) · hi बट्टा (reduction in price) · bn ডিসকাউন্ট (reduction in price) · he הֲנָחָה (reduction in price) · ovd rabatt (reduction in price) · de Nachlass (reduction in price) · fr discompte (reduction in price) · cmn 折扣 (reduction in price) · da rabat (reduction in price) · ug ئېتىبار (reduction in price) · fo avsláttur (reduction in price) · bg шко́нто (reduction in price) · kk дисконт (deduction made for interest) · pl zniżka (reduction in price) · ur چُھوٹ (reduction in price) · kk шегерім (reduction in price) · ro discount (reduction in price) · id korting (reduction in price) · fr rabais (reduction in price) · pt abatimento (reduction in price) · lb Rabatt (reduction in price) · et hinnasoodustus (reduction in price) · bn বাটা (reduction in price) · ba ташлама (reduction in price) · hsb zniženje (reduction in price) · is afsláttur (reduction in price) · km ការបញ្ចុះថ្លៃ (reduction in price) · mk попуст (reduction in price) · ga lacáiste (reduction in price) · nb avslag (reduction in price) · sq zbritje (reduction in price) · cy disgownt (reduction in price) · ar حَسْم (reduction in price) · pl opust (reduction in price) · de Abgeld (deduction made for interest) · sv rabatt (reduction in price) · ky арзандатуу (reduction in price) · vi bớt giá (reduction in price) · az endirim (reduction in price) · ru диско́нт (reduction in price) · vi sự hạ giá (reduction in price) · rm rabat (reduction in price) · mr सूट (reduction in price) · kl akikillilerut (reduction in price) · ru диско́нт (deduction made for interest) · ca descompte (reduction in price) · yue 貼現 /贴现 (deduction made for interest) · ca rebaixa (reduction in price) · zza cêr ardış (reduction in price) · de Disagio (deduction made for interest) · kmr îskonto (reduction in price) · uk диско́нт (deduction made for interest) · tr indirim (reduction in price) · ro reducere (reduction in price) · nb rabatt (reduction in price) · tt ташлама (reduction in price) · pl dyskonto (deduction made for interest) · id rabat (reduction in price) · hu engedmény (reduction in price) · hy զեղչ (reduction in price) · bg о́тбив (reduction in price) · eo diskonto (rate of interest charged in discounting) · ms diskaun (reduction in price) · ru ски́дка (reduction in price) · ko 할인 (reduction in price) · ota اكرام (reduction in price) · nl korting (reduction in price) · mn ᠬᠥᠩᠭᠡᠯᠡᠯᠲᠡ (reduction in price) · nn rabatt (reduction in price) · de Preisnachlass (reduction in price) · ar تَخْفِيض (reduction in price) · de Abschlag (deduction made for interest) · vi sự trừ (reduction in price) · hu árengedmény (reduction in price) · uz kamaytirish (reduction in price) · vi sự bớt (reduction in price) · cmn 貼現 /贴现 (deduction made for interest) · tl tawad (reduction in price) · fi diskonttokorko (rate of interest charged in discounting) · pl upust (reduction in price) · nb moderasjon (reduction in price) · ja 差し引く (reduction in price) · de Ermäßigung (reduction in price) · hu kedvezmény (reduction in price) · lb Reduktioun (reduction in price) · mi whakahekenga utu (reduction in price) · pt desconto (reduction in price) · sh pòpust (reduction in price) · es descuento (reduction in price) · tr iskonto (reduction in price) · be скі́дка (reduction in price) · vi sự giảm (reduction in price) · lt nuolaida (reduction in price) · be дыско́нт (deduction made for interest) · it sconto (reduction in price) · fi alennus (deduction made for interest) · tl awas (reduction in price) · pl przecena (reduction in price) · fa-ira حَراج (reduction in price) · de Rabatt (reduction in price) · sl popust (reduction in price) · sw diskaunti (reduction in price) · eo rabato (reduction in price) · ro rabat (reduction in price) · uk зни́жка (reduction in price) · fr promotion (reduction in price) · el έκπτωση (reduction in price) · ps تخفيف (reduction in price) · th ส่วนลด (reduction in price) · hi छूट (reduction in price) · bg отстъ́пка (reduction in price) · ky скидка (reduction in price) · mn хөнгөлөлт (reduction in price) · sh по̀пуст (reduction in price) · be зні́жка (reduction in price) · pl rabat (reduction in price) · uz skidka (reduction in price) · yue 折扣 (reduction in price) · ja 値引き (reduction in price) · lv atlaide (reduction in price) · el υφαίρεση (deduction made for interest) · fa-ira تَخْفیف (reduction in price) · sk zľava (reduction in price) · ja 割引 (reduction in price) · tl deskuwento (reduction in price) · az təxfif (reduction in price) · kmr daxîn (reduction in price) · nn moderasjon (reduction in price) · se vuoládus (reduction in price) · fi alennus (reduction in price) · ka ფასდაკლება (reduction in price)

discount en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• dĭsʹkount in other senses
• dĭskountʹ disregard
• /dɪˈskaʊnt/ disregard
• /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ in other senses

Etymology

Alteration of French descompte, décompte, from Old French disconter, desconter (“reckon off, account back, discount”), from Medieval Latin discomputō (“to deduct, discount”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + computō (“to reckon, count”). By surface analysis, dis- + count.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To sell at a reduced price.
   • Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product.
2. (rare, transitive) To deduct from an account, debt, charge, etc.
   • Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.
3. (transitive) To disregard or regard as unimportant.
   • Of the three opinions, (I discount Brown's), under this head, one supposes that the law of Causality is a positive affirmation, and a primary fact of thought, incapable of all further analysis. a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC:
   • Owing to his reputation, they discounted his comments.
4. (transitive) To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest.
   • Discount only unexceptionable paper. 1692, William Walsh, Letter on the present state of the Currency of Great Britain:
   • The company's directors were chagrined to learn that banks were suddenly refusing to discount its notes.
   • The banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
5. (transitive) To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
   • The market has dropped, discounting changes in interest rates.
6. (qualifier:transactional analysis) To believe, or act as though one believes, that one's own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.

Forms

Translations (52)

uk зробити знижку (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · tl deskuwento (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · it detrarre (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ka ფასდაკლებას შესთავაზებს (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · vi chiết khấu (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · vi giảm giá (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · bg отбивам (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ca descomptar (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · es descontar (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ka ფასს დაუკლებს (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ms potong (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · it scontare (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · hu enged (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · hu engedményt ad (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de einkalkulieren (to take into consideration beforehand) · eo diskonti (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ms beri diskaun (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ca descomptar (to take into consideration beforehand) · hu figyelmen kívül hagy (to leave out of account) · de mitberücksichtigen (to take into consideration beforehand) · ka შეღავათს აძლევს (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de nachlassen (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · zza cıra vısten (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de abziehen (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ka ფასდაკლებას მისცემს (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · pl potrącić (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de Nachlass gewähren (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de abtun (to leave out of account) · fr décompter (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de einen Rabatt gewähren (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ca descomptar (to lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest) · hu számít (to take into consideration beforehand) · mi whakaheke (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · fi vähentää (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de außer Acht lassen (to leave out of account) · zza cêr arden (to lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest) · uk зневажати (to leave out of account) · hy զեղչել (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · fi veloittaa (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · bo གོང་བཅག (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · th ลดราคา (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · pt descontar (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · zza şık eşten (to take into consideration beforehand) · ka ფასს უკლებს (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · pl potrącać (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · km បញ្ចុះតម្លៃ (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de mit in Betracht ziehen (to take into consideration beforehand) · ota قیرمق (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · ja 割り引く (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de einberechnen (to take into consideration beforehand) · cmn 折扣 (to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like) · de unberücksichtigt lassen (to leave out of account)