discount

dis•count

v. [[t]ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt[/t]] n., adj. [[t]ˈdɪs kaʊnt[/t]] v. t.

1) to deduct a certain amount from (a charge, etc.)

2) to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price

3) bus to lend money on (commercial paper) after deducting interest

4) bus to buy or sell (a note, bill, etc.) discounted for the amount of interest yet to be paid

5) to leave out of account; disregard

6) to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.)

7) to take into account in advance, often so as to diminish the effect of

8) to offer goods or services at a reduced price

9) the act or an instance of discounting

10) an amount deducted from the usual list price

11) any deduction from the nominal value

12) bus a payment of interest in advance upon a loan of money

13) an allowance made for exaggeration or bias, as in a report or story

14) cvb selling at less than the usual price

15) cvb selling goods at a discount

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- at a discount

Etymology: 1615–25; on the model of F décompter dis′count•a•ble, adj. dis′count•er, n.