ALL meanings of discount
dis·count
D d - verb with object 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 discount to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price: The store discounted all clothing for the sale. 1
- verb with object discount to advance or lend money with deduction of interest on (commercial paper not immediately payable). 1
- verb with object 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 discount to leave out of account; disregard: Even if we discount the irrelevant material, the thesis remains mediocre. 1
- verb with object discount to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.): Knowing his political bias they discounted most of his story. 1
- verb with object discount to take into account in advance, often so as to diminish the effect of: They had discounted the effect of a decline in the stock market. 1
- verb without object discount to advance or lend money after deduction of interest. 1
- verb without object discount to offer goods or services at a reduced price. 1
- noun discount the act or an instance of discounting. 1
- noun discount an amount deducted from the usual list price. 1
- noun discount any deduction from the nominal value. 1
- noun discount a payment of interest in advance upon a loan of money. 1
- noun discount the amount of interest obtained by one who discounts. 1
- noun discount an allowance made for exaggeration or bias, as in a report, story, etc.: Even after all the discounts are taken, his story sounds phony. 1
- adjective discount selling or offered at less than the usual or established price: discount theater tickets. 1
- adjective discount selling goods at a discount: a discount drugstore. 1
- idioms discount at a discount, Commerce. below par. below the usual list price. in low esteem or regard: His excuses were taken at a discount by all who knew him. not in demand; unwanted: Such ancient superstitions are at a discount in a civilized society. 1
- noun discount reduced price 1
- transitive verb discount deduct from price 1
- transitive verb discount reduce price 1
- transitive verb discount not consider, not take seriously 1
- transitive verb discount finance 1
- noun discount A deduction from the usual cost of something, typically given for prompt or advance payment or to a special category of buyers. 1
- noun discount A reduction in price. 0
- noun discount A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money. 0
- noun discount The rate of interest charged in discounting. 0
- verb discount To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of. 0
- verb discount To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange. 0
- verb discount To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event). 0
- verb discount To leave out of account; to take no notice of. 0
- verb discount To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days. 0
- adjective discount (of a store) Specializing in selling goods at reduced prices. 0
- countable noun discount A discount is a reduction in the usual price of something. 0
- verb discount If a shop or company discounts an amount or percentage from something that they are selling, they take the amount or percentage off the usual price. 0
- verb discount If you discount an idea, fact, or theory, you consider that it is not true, not important, or not relevant. 0
- verb discount to leave out of account as being unreliable, prejudiced, or irrelevant 0
- verb discount to anticipate and make allowance for, often so as to diminish the effect of 0
- verb discount to deduct (a specified amount or percentage) from the usual price, cost, etc 0
- verb discount to reduce (the regular price, cost, etc) by a stated percentage or amount 0
- verb discount to sell or offer for sale at a reduced price 0
- verb discount to buy or sell (a bill of exchange, etc) before maturity, with a deduction for interest determined by the time to maturity and also by risk 0
- verb discount to loan money on (a negotiable instrument that is not immediately payable) with a deduction for interest determined by risk and time to maturity 0
- noun discount a deduction from the full amount of a price or debt, as in return for prompt payment or to a special group of customers 0
- noun discount the amount of interest deducted in the purchase or sale of or the loan of money on unmatured negotiable instruments 0
- noun discount the rate of interest deducted 0
- noun discount (in the issue of shares) a percentage deducted from the par value to give a reduced amount payable by subscribers 0
- noun discount the amount by which the par value of something, esp shares, exceeds its market value 0
- noun discount the act or an instance of discounting a negotiable instrument 0
- noun discount offering or selling at reduced prices 0