| 单词 | discount |
| 释义 | discount Word forms: discounts, discounting , discounted pronunciation note: Pronounced (dɪskaʊnt ) for meanings [sense 1] and , [sense 2], and (dɪskaʊnt ) for meaning [sense 3]. 1. countable noun A2 A discount is a reduction in the usual price of something. They are often available at a discount. Full-time staff get a 20 per cent discount. ...a discount store specializing in household goods. ...discontinued ranges of tiles at discount prices. Synonyms: deduction, cut, reduction, concession 2. verb 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. This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to spur demand. [VERB noun] Tour prices are being discounted as much as 33%. [VERB noun] Synonyms: mark down, cut, reduce, lower 3. verb If you discount an idea, fact, or theory, you consider that it is not true, not important, or not relevant. However, traders tended to discount the rumor. [VERB noun] This theory has now been discounted. [VERB noun] Collocations: company discount Parents are given childcare vouchers, and there are also company discounts and a concierge service to make life easier. Times, Sunday Times Paint and panel technicians make 21,000 a year, but everyone has performance-related bonuses, a car allowance, childcare vouchers and company discounts. Times, Sunday Times Everyone has life assurance, company discounts for gym membership and an employee assistance programme, and can take company loans and childcare vouchers. Times, Sunday Times Everyone has profit-related pay, private healthcare, critical illness cover, life assurance, childcare vouchers and company discounts. Times, Sunday Times The company discounts its business ties with some directors and considers nine independent. Globe and Mail However, historians discount this claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, most analysts have discounted his claims. Times, Sunday Times But recent historians discounted the claims. The Sun She said she could not discount the possibility, after a slight increase last year, that those years represented a temporary anomaly. Times, Sunday Times But as soon as it settles down, you wouldn't want to discount the possibility. Times, Sunday Times I don't discount the possibility of such a rally, but it has been postponed. Times, Sunday Times Still, he doesn't altogether discount the possibility. Times, Sunday Times Police are investigating a possible feud but have not discounted the possibility of a macabre joke. Times, Sunday Times Students with pre-purchased passes also pay discount fare. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Discounted fares, however, often called 'saver' or 'guarantee', mean you'll be allocated a cabin in your chosen category just before the cruise. Times, Sunday Times Briefings circulating among train companies suggest they will administer a card scheme for job seekers that will entitle them to discount fares. Times, Sunday Times Under the new restrictions, discounted fares will not be valid until after 9.05am, meaning that the earliest arrival time using a cheaper ticket will be just after 2pm. Times, Sunday Times The savings were used to offer discount fares to around 250,000 people on income support. Times, Sunday Times Mainland property prices are also a subject of concern amid signs that credit shortages have begun forcing developers to discount heavily to raise cash. Times, Sunday Times The strong pound meant that it had to discount heavily on overseas sales to remain competitive. Times, Sunday Times And sellers need to listen, or be prepared to discount heavily. Times, Sunday Times During lockdown virtually every high street chain has been discounting heavily online. Times,Sunday Times It has been discounting heavily, and offers additional savings by removing the costs that come with travelling to shopping centres. Times, Sunday Times They are permanent discount outlets, selling a mixture of discontinued lines, seconds and returned orders at big reductions. The Sun The discount outlets claim to offer unbeatable value, with everything in store costing 1 or less. The Sun The last remaining stores left soon afterward, as management attempted to pitch the idea of recreating the mall as a discount outlet, then as a soundstage for motion pictures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Growing high street brands are also looking towards discount outlets. Times, Sunday Times Commodore also retreated from its earlier strategy of selling its computers to discount outlets and toy stores, and now favored authorized dealers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Returned items refunded at discounted price paid. The Sun (2012) The watchdog's investigation found examples of special offers where products had been on the discounted price significantly longer than the supposedly normal higher price. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The heavily discounted price appears to have been necessary to ensure that the issue was fully underwritten by the banks. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But this was an outstanding result for any discount retailer at the mercy of volatile high street spending. Times, Sunday Times Nearly one in four of the group's stores houses a discount retailer, and 15 per cent have become supermarkets; 2.1 per cent of the total has its second tenant. Times, Sunday Times The discount retailer said in an unscheduled trading update that the surge in the first three months of its financial year had continued into its second quarter. Times,Sunday Times A discount retailer sees things rather differently. Times, Sunday Times The bonanza follows a year in which the discount retailer showed profits of nearly 137m on record sales of 1.6bn. Times, Sunday Times This discount shop will have a separate entrance but will be in the same building. Times, Sunday Times He also pleaded guilty to violent disorder and raiding the convenience store and a discount shop. The Sun The discount shops insisted their groceries were cheaper on average. The Sun It has proven resilient to the rise in retailer failures because of its focus on discount shops, value retail and convenience stores, with lower-than-average retail rents in convenient locations. Times,Sunday Times If the same lunch was bought from a discount supermarket, the savings are amplified. Times, Sunday Times The discount supermarket said that it would pay its usual price to farmers but would lower the retail price to try to increase sales. Times, Sunday Times The centre has an independent discount supermarket, a private members club and a book makers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had also positioned itself by this time as the national discount supermarket operator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new centre would feature a discount supermarket and a regular supermarket as well as new specialty stores. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Don't discount the importance of time off, though. Times, Sunday Times I do not discount the importance of happy memories. Times, Sunday Times She belittles his job, and he, too, discounts the importance of his occupation as a waste of his linguistic skills. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without discounting the importance of the operational evaluation, this article focuses exclusively on the impact evaluation, which received far greater attention and had a much broader audience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stores might try to entice you to sign up to their credit card scheme for an extra discount. The Sun She gets an extra discount from him in the quiet weeks of the season. Times, Sunday Times Extra discounts such as free transfers and on-board credits are available but only when you book early. Times, Sunday Times Buying goods online can mean extra discounts and even the chance to make money. Times,Sunday Times These sites give you extra discounts if you make the purchase through them. Times, Sunday Times Scholarships are granted based on ability, regardless of means, and give a discount of about 10 per cent on fees. Times, Sunday Times Most insurers will give a discount of 5-10 per cent on premiums for households with alarms that meet their criteria. Times, Sunday Times These discounts are individually set by local councils, so if one council doesn't give a discount, another may. Times,Sunday Times Some agents charge a one-off management fee and give a discount for handling more than one property. Times, Sunday Times The government could give a discount on rates to incentivise companies to examine their portfolios. Times, Sunday Times Much of the stock sitting in their shops and warehouses will have to be sold at a hefty discount. Times,Sunday Times Unlike those of many other property companies, its shares trade at a hefty discount to the value of its underlying assets. Times, Sunday Times The shares are being sold at ¼p, a hefty discount to yesterday's closing price of 1p. Times,Sunday Times The deal, which completed last month, required a five-for-three rights issue at a hefty discount, at 166p. Times, Sunday Times If you opt for broadband too, there's a hefty discount. The Sun This at least would narrow the huge discount they trade at to net assets, set at 78 cents a share at the end of 2013. Times, Sunday Times Critics said such fees were unnecessary, given the huge discount that the shares were being issued at. Times, Sunday Times Cautious, given the huge discount, she insisted on seeing the car's paperwork. Times, Sunday Times Its shares trade at a huge discount to the sector as a result. Times, Sunday Times Only by selling at a huge discount in the present climate could they free up cash. Times,Sunday Times So effectively, the insurance discount equates to six car payments. The Sun Average vehicles travel about 8,000 to 10,000 miles a year, so anything below that could merit an insurance discount. Times,Sunday Times If the subscriber qualifies as a low-mileage driver, they may be eligible for an insurance discount. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Motorists whose cars have factory-fitted electronic safety systems could soon benefit from insurance discounts of up to 600 a year. Times, Sunday Times Those who fail to show improvement may lose their insurance discounts the following year. Times, Sunday Times Finally, to secure your business, a sole agent will often let you negotiate a discount on the commission fee. Times, Sunday Times But don't pay top price for your break, negotiate a discount. The Sun It's also worth speaking to a person to try to negotiate a discount or added extras on any purchase, even if you're buying online. Times, Sunday Times But this doesn't explain why he has managed to negotiate a discount of nearly 200 by picking up the phone and asking for it. Times, Sunday Times If you're a buyer, you may be able to negotiate a discount — mainly from cashstrapped developers. The Sun The scheme allows owners of cars seven or more years old to obtain a discount of up to 3,000 on a new car. The Sun New first-time buyers may be able to obtain a discount and some other incentive but the rule about reading the small print has seldom been more important. Times, Sunday Times Also, companies are able to obtain a discount on the cost of cover by buying in bulk. Times, Sunday Times In some cases the account must be paid off for two months in a row to obtain the discount. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They'll almost certainly offer a discount as a result. Times, Sunday Times Some insurers even offer a discount to drivers who have fitted cameras. Times, Sunday Times No stores we asked would admit that they were prepared to offer a discount on request. Times, Sunday Times It's so effective at avoiding low-speed crashes that some insurers will offer a discount on premiums for certain cars. Times, Sunday Times Concessions may offer a discount or other offers at their discretion. Times, Sunday Times From 2-for-1 theatre deals to money off bowling and your favourite high street restaurants, see our great online discount codes at ... The Sun It sells online discount coupons on behalf of retailers and other vendors such as hotels, restaurants and even yoga instructors. Times, Sunday Times If you can't face the high street during the sales blitz, you can still make savings using online discount codes. Times, Sunday Times This offer can be used in conjunction with the 40 per cent off in-store or online discount promotion and on full-price merchandise. The Sun For a list of online discount retailers see facing page. Times, Sunday Times Participants can purchase discount tickets to theaters, concerts, and exhibitions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under the net method, purchase discounts are realized right away. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has also launched in 2010 a loyalty program with regular clients being able to redeem part of the purchase cost through various food purchase discounts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Therefore, households that are not connected to the main sewers, or those that have their own drainage arrangements, should receive a discount. Times, Sunday Times However, it said that buyers would receive the discount in recognition of the sacrifice made by health workers during the pandemic. Times,Sunday Times The voucher must be handed in at the time of purchase in order to receive the discount. The Sun If you need both elements, it's simplest to buy them from the same insurer, and you'll also receive a discount. Times, Sunday Times To her delight, she was told over the phone that she would receive a discount of 15 per cent on her next bill. Times, Sunday Times Paying fees in advance can yield significant discounts on the total cost. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Often these dealerships offer significant discounts, so in some cases it can work out cheaper to buy new rather than secondhand. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In recent weeks, agents have highlighted properties that have sold at a significant discount to the asking price. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There have also been special discounts in the tax charged for hybrid cars and full electric vehicles. Times, Sunday Times Some marketing companies also provide special discounts to people willing to provide accurate personal data profiles. Times, Sunday Times The hotel also offers special discounts the longer you stay, making it excellent value for money. The Sun Up to 100,000 households who spend more than ten per cent of income on heating will be given special discounts from this winter. The Sun These new measures won't help to lower prices but mean that customers are less likely to be bamboozled by the number of tariffs and special discounts available. Times, Sunday Times Shale oil producers have to sell their crude domestically at a steep discount because they cannot access global markets. Times, Sunday Times At 166p, off 5p, they sell on about 3½ times' earnings and are on a steep discount to the estimated net asset value. Times, Sunday Times Investor has been criticised for trading at a steep discount to its assets and also for maintaining many stakes in preferential shares which give it greater voting clout. Times, Sunday Times Its shares have tended to trade at a steep discount to the value of its underlying assets. Times, Sunday Times Its shares trade at a steep discount to the chemicals sector and enhanced lithium nickel oxide could add 2, the report suggests. Times, Sunday Times Prices range from £50 to £500 but there are promotional sales offering substantial discounts. The Sun (2008) They get the benefit of being part of a firm while their clients get their expertise at a substantial discount. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Schools usually offer substantial discounts on fees paid in advance. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Successful applicants will receive a starting salary of 26,500, 28 days holiday, a travel discount and pension. The Sun The clubs, also called travel discount or holiday ownership schemes, claim to offer a flexible alternative to timeshare, promising luxury accommodation around the world at discounted prices. Times, Sunday Times However, its status as an airline enables it to offer employees travel discounts. Times, Sunday Times They provide disaster aid, continuing education scholarships, community and classroom grants, assistance for small business owners, travel discounts and a consumer hotline / library. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Interline travel discounts on other travel industry suppliers varies by supplier and travel time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 折扣, 对…打折 Japanese: 割引, 値引く |
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