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- [verb dis-kount, dis-kount; noun, adjective dis-kount]
- /verb ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; noun, adjective ˈdɪs kaʊnt/
- /ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/
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- [verb dis-kount, dis-kount; noun, adjective dis-kount]
- /verb ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; noun, adjective ˈdɪs kaʊnt/
Definitions of discounted word
- verb with object discounted to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent. 1
- verb with object discounted to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price: The store discounted all clothing for the sale. 1
- verb with object discounted to advance or lend money with deduction of interest on (commercial paper not immediately payable). 1
- verb with object discounted to purchase or sell (a bill or note) before maturity at a reduction based on the interest for the time it still has to run. 1
- verb with object discounted to leave out of account; disregard: Even if we discount the irrelevant material, the thesis remains mediocre. 1
- verb with object discounted to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.): Knowing his political bias they discounted most of his story. 1
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Origin of discounted
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; dis-1 + count1, modeled on French décompter, Old French desconter < Medieval Latin discomputāre
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Parts of speech for Discounted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
discounted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
discounted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for discounted
adjective discounted
- reduced — that is or has been reduced.
- on sale — the act of selling.
- sale — the act of selling.
- promotional — advancement in rank or position.
- bargain-basement — very low-priced.
adverb discounted
- on the cheap — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- cheaply — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
- inexpensive — not expensive; not high in price; costing little.
- on a shoestring — If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.
Antonyms for discounted
noun discounted
verb discounted
- accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
- grew — simple past tense of grow.
- attended — to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church.
- raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- recognized — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
verb with object discounted
- counted — Simple past tense and past participle of count.
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