discount

Definitions

General English

• noun an amount by which a full price is reduced
• verb to reduce the price of goods
• verb not to pay any attention to something

Accounting

• noun the amount by which something is sold for less than its value
• verb to react to something which may happen in the future, such as a possible takeover bid or currency devaluation
• verb to calculate the value of future income or expenditure in present value terms

Economics

• noun a percentage by which a full price is reduced to a buyer by the seller; a discount for cash, or cash discount, means that you pay less if you pay in cash; a discount for quantity purchases, or bulk discount means that you pay less if you buy a large quantity
• verb to sell something at a discount

Publishing

• noun a reduction in the price of something

Travel

• verb to reduce prices in order to increase sales

Nearby Definitions of “discount”

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• direct
• director
• disc
• discharge
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• discounting
• dish
• dismiss
• display
• distemper

Contexts for “discount”

10 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Economics
• Publishing
• Travel