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Discounts

A reduction in price.

📖 Definitions of "Discounts"

noun
  1. 1

    A reduction in price.

    "This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too."

  2. 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. 3

    The rate of interest charged in discounting.

  4. 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. 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. 2

    To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest

    "the banks discount notes and bills of exchange"

  3. 3

    To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).

  4. 4

    To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.

    "They discounted his comments."

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