pre-discount

dis·count

P p

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dis-kount, dis-kount; noun, adjective dis-kount]
- /verb ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; noun, adjective ˈdɪs kaʊnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dis-kount, dis-kount; noun, adjective dis-kount]
- /verb ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; noun, adjective ˈdɪs kaʊnt/

Definitions of pre-discount word

verb with object pre-discount 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 pre-discount to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price: The store discounted all clothing for the sale. 1
verb with object pre-discount to advance or lend money with deduction of interest on (commercial paper not immediately payable). 1
verb with object pre-discount 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 pre-discount to leave out of account; disregard: Even if we discount the irrelevant material, the thesis remains mediocre. 1
verb with object pre-discount to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.): Knowing his political bias they discounted most of his story. 1

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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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".