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Discount

/dɪsˈkaʊnt/

A reduction in price.

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📖 Definitions of "Discount"

noun

1
A reduction in price.
"This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too."
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
(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.

verb

1
To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.
"Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills."
2
To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest
"the banks discount notes and bills of exchange"
3
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
4
To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.
"They discounted his comments."

adjective

1
(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."

🔄 Synonyms of "Discount"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disregardnoun	(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.
dismissverb	(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
ignoreverb	To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
brush offverb	(idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
brush asideverb	(idiomatic) To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
rebatenoun	A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
deductionnoun	A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
push asideverb	(transitive) To ignore, reject or subdue (something).
discount ratenoun	(finance) The interest rate used to discount future cashflows of a financial instrument; the annual interest rate used to decrease the amounts of future cashflows to yield their present value.
bank discountnoun	A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it becomes due.
price reductionnoun	the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Discount"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
bank discountnoun	A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it becomes due.
discount ratenoun	(finance) The interest rate used to discount future cashflows of a financial instrument; the annual interest rate used to decrease the amounts of future cashflows to yield their present value.
rebatenoun	A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
deductionnoun	A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
dismissverb	(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
brush asideverb	(idiomatic) To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
brush offnoun	Nonstandard spelling of brush-off. [An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.]
ignoreverb	To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
disregardnoun	The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
price reductionnoun	the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
push asideverb	(transitive) To ignore, reject or subdue (something).
write-offnoun	(accounting) The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost.
deductibilitynoun	The ability to be deducted, such as from one's taxes
amortizationnoun	The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
remittancenoun	The act of sending money to someone.
pricenoun	The cost required to gain possession of something.
pricingnoun	The act of setting a price.
tariffnoun	A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
remittingnoun	remittance
banknoun	(countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.