Discount
verb
To take off an amount from the usual cost of something.
The shop discounts its merchandise every end of the month.
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- give a discount
- apply discount
noun
An amount taken off the usual cost of something.
I got this shirt at a discount, so it was really cheap.
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- get a discount
- offer a discount
verb
To think of something or someone as being less important or worthy.
Don't discount her idea just because she's a kid.
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- discount someone's opinion
- discount an idea
verb
To sell stock at a reduced price in order to encourage buyers.
The company discounted its products to increase sales.
Often appears as...
- discount stocks
- discount products
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Technical
verb
To take off an amount from the usual cost of something.
The shop discounts its merchandise every end of the month.
Often appears as...
- give a discount
- apply discount
noun
An amount taken off the usual cost of something.
I got this shirt at a discount, so it was really cheap.
Often appears as...
- get a discount
- offer a discount
verb
To think of something or someone as being less important or worthy.
Don't discount her idea just because she's a kid.
Often appears as...
- discount someone's opinion
- discount an idea
verb
To sell stock at a reduced price in order to encourage buyers.
The company discounted its products to increase sales.
Often appears as...
- discount stocks
- discount products
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Savings Opportunity
Use when speaking about getting a better price on a purchase.
Look for the sign that says 'Discount' to save money.
Pro Tip 2/2Conditional Discounts
Sometimes discounts apply only with certain conditions—like bulk buys.
They'll discount the price if you buy three or more.
Pro Tip 1/2Savings Opportunity
Use when speaking about getting a better price on a purchase.
Look for the sign that says 'Discount' to save money.
Pro Tip 2/2Conditional Discounts
Sometimes discounts apply only with certain conditions—like bulk buys.
They'll discount the price if you buy three or more.
Pro Tip 1/2Savings Opportunity
Use when speaking about getting a better price on a purchase.
Look for the sign that says 'Discount' to save money.
Pro Tip 2/2Conditional Discounts
Sometimes discounts apply only with certain conditions—like bulk buys.
They'll discount the price if you buy three or more.
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Are spotty fruits and...
So the next time you're at the grocery store, don't be afraid to pick up funky-looking fruit. Some stores will even give you a discount. Wash them well and store them properly, as some produce like apples and cabbages will keep in the fridge for weeks. The spotty ones may not be eye candy, but they're safe and just as delicious.
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America's forgotten...
There are failing schools in a lot of these communities, failing to give kids the educational leg up that really makes it possible for kids to have opportunities later in life. These things are all important. I don't mean to discount these structural barriers. But when I look back at my life and my community,
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3 sneaky tactics that...
than the original sticker value for those jeans. So here's my third and final above all else, do not use these payment installment plans. If you want an actual discount, there are browser plug-ins you can use that will help you find the best deals. Online retail has made shopping incredibly convenient,
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Sarah Ellis and Helen...
We can all start exploring our career possibilities. It might be an ambitious possibility that you don't feel ready for yet. Or perhaps it's a pivot that feels interesting, but just that bit out of reach. Or maybe it's a dream that you've discounted. The most important thing
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Storytellers Summit Day...
discounts and he sees how that's a newer sign and from that he realizes that this is a neighborhood that used to be wealthy that has now fallen on hard times and the narrative that he creates based on this photograph is one about a man the character in the center who's
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What your smart devices...
for discounts on their premiums, of course. We know what some of you are this is the contract of the modern world. You give up a little privacy, and you get some convenience or some price breaks in return. But that wasn't my experience in my smart home.
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7 principles for...
large lot, single family, distant, too expensive for the average middle-class family to afford and, quite frankly, not a good fit to their lifestyle anymore. But in order to move inventory, you can discount the financing and get it sold.
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Prohibition criminalizes...
entire life has passions that are illegal and dangerous let me use another family example our father was a successful psychiatrist who is also an alcoholic without discounting the terrible costs of alcoholism because his
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History vs. Sigmund...
With fantastical beliefs like these, how can we take him seriously? Any renowned thinker from centuries past has ideas that seem fantastical by today’s standards, but we can’t discount their influence on this basis.
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John Hodgman: A brief...
and, occasionally, kidnapping us in their flying saucers and taking us away to have sex with us in pyramids. It's a difficult theory to discount, I think you'll agree. For even in my own life,
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Are spotty fruits and...
So the next time you're at the grocery store, don't be afraid to pick up funky-looking fruit. Some stores will even give you a discount. Wash them well and store them properly, as some produce like apples and cabbages will keep in the fridge for weeks. The spotty ones may not be eye candy, but they're safe and just as delicious.
Video examples
America's forgotten...
There are failing schools in a lot of these communities, failing to give kids the educational leg up that really makes it possible for kids to have opportunities later in life. These things are all important. I don't mean to discount these structural barriers. But when I look back at my life and my community,
Video examples
3 sneaky tactics that...
than the original sticker value for those jeans. So here's my third and final above all else, do not use these payment installment plans. If you want an actual discount, there are browser plug-ins you can use that will help you find the best deals. Online retail has made shopping incredibly convenient,
Video examples
Sarah Ellis and Helen...
We can all start exploring our career possibilities. It might be an ambitious possibility that you don't feel ready for yet. Or perhaps it's a pivot that feels interesting, but just that bit out of reach. Or maybe it's a dream that you've discounted. The most important thing
Video examples
Storytellers Summit Day...
discounts and he sees how that's a newer sign and from that he realizes that this is a neighborhood that used to be wealthy that has now fallen on hard times and the narrative that he creates based on this photograph is one about a man the character in the center who's
Video examples
What your smart devices...
for discounts on their premiums, of course. We know what some of you are this is the contract of the modern world. You give up a little privacy, and you get some convenience or some price breaks in return. But that wasn't my experience in my smart home.
Video examples
7 principles for...
large lot, single family, distant, too expensive for the average middle-class family to afford and, quite frankly, not a good fit to their lifestyle anymore. But in order to move inventory, you can discount the financing and get it sold.
Video examples
Prohibition criminalizes...
entire life has passions that are illegal and dangerous let me use another family example our father was a successful psychiatrist who is also an alcoholic without discounting the terrible costs of alcoholism because his
Video examples
History vs. Sigmund...
With fantastical beliefs like these, how can we take him seriously? Any renowned thinker from centuries past has ideas that seem fantastical by today’s standards, but we can’t discount their influence on this basis.
Video examples
John Hodgman: A brief...
and, occasionally, kidnapping us in their flying saucers and taking us away to have sex with us in pyramids. It's a difficult theory to discount, I think you'll agree. For even in my own life,
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Noreena Hertz
English Author
Debt vultures are really the scum at the bottom of the pond. These are guys who buy up the debts of the world's poorest countries on the secondary market. You can go buy debts of a country like Peru, for example, at a real discount. Why? Because people think that the debts won't be repaid.
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James E. Rogers
American Educator
Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university.
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Stockwell Day
Canadian Politician
My parents did not have a perfect marriage. It was pretty good, but it was not perfect. My marriage is not perfect. My wife is, but I happen to be imperfect. However, that does not discount the fact that the definition of marriage must be defended and protected.
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Karan Mahajan
Indian Novelist
We discount the physical, when, in fact, much of life is physical. People's personalities are partly formed by, or in response to, how they take up space; the physical mask has some relation, howsoever obscure, to the mental work happening underneath.
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Dennis Miller
American Comedian
Never ever discount the idea of marriage. Sure, someone might tell you that marriage is just a piece of paper. Well, so is money, and what's more life-affirming than cold, hard cash?
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
Economists discount any factors that would not influence the thinking of a rational person.
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Rex Tillerson
American Businessman
We don't discount that people's fears are their fears.
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Dennis DeYoung
American Musician
Heck, I feel guilty getting my senior discounts.
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Brad Goreski
American Designer
I am a sale shopper. I love a discounted item.
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Mary Schmich
American Journalist
Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.
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Noreena Hertz
English Author
Debt vultures are really the scum at the bottom of the pond. These are guys who buy up the debts of the world's poorest countries on the secondary market. You can go buy debts of a country like Peru, for example, at a real discount. Why? Because people think that the debts won't be repaid.
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James E. Rogers
American Educator
Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university.
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Stockwell Day
Canadian Politician
My parents did not have a perfect marriage. It was pretty good, but it was not perfect. My marriage is not perfect. My wife is, but I happen to be imperfect. However, that does not discount the fact that the definition of marriage must be defended and protected.
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Karan Mahajan
Indian Novelist
We discount the physical, when, in fact, much of life is physical. People's personalities are partly formed by, or in response to, how they take up space; the physical mask has some relation, howsoever obscure, to the mental work happening underneath.
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Dennis Miller
American Comedian
Never ever discount the idea of marriage. Sure, someone might tell you that marriage is just a piece of paper. Well, so is money, and what's more life-affirming than cold, hard cash?
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
Economists discount any factors that would not influence the thinking of a rational person.
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Rex Tillerson
American Businessman
We don't discount that people's fears are their fears.
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Dennis DeYoung
American Musician
Heck, I feel guilty getting my senior discounts.
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Brad Goreski
American Designer
I am a sale shopper. I love a discounted item.
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Mary Schmich
American Journalist
Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.
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