discount

/'diskaunt/

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Explanation of the Word "Discount"

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb

Academic

Noun

1. an amount or percentage deducted
2. a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
3. interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
4. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

Verb

1. give a reduction in price on
   • I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes
2. bar from attention or consideration
   • She dismissed his advances

Synonyms

• deduction
• rebate
• discount rate
• bank discount
• price reduction
• dismiss
• disregard
• brush aside
• brush off
• push aside
• ignore