discountnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/us/ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/A2 a reduction in the usual price:
They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.
They offer a ten percent discount on travel for students.
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- It was the offer of a large discount on the TV that was the real clincher.
- There is a 25% discount on all electrical goods until the end of the week.
- Students and pensioners are entitled to a discount.
- The discount applies only to children under (the age of) ten.
- People who work in the trade can buy their books at a discount.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Price decreases
- bargain bin
- bearish
- closeout
- concession
- cut-price
- deduction
- deflate
- depreciate
- depreciation
- downturn
- knock
- knock sb/sth down
- knock sth off (sth)
- mark
- offer
- put
- put sth down 1
- roll
- roll sth back
- slump
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discountverb
uk/dɪˈskaʊnt/us/dɪˈskaʊnt/discount verb (NOT CONSIDER)
[ T ] to decide that something or someone is not worth considering or giving attention:
You shouldn't discount the possibility of him coming back.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Excluding
- acid-free
- alienate
- apart
- bar
- barring
- count
- cut
- exclude
- excluding
- exclusion
- exclusive
- exclusively
- freeze sb out
- hold
- otherwise
- out of it idiom
- outside
- present
- present company excepted idiom
- send
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discount verb (REDUCE)
[ T often passive ] to reduce the price of something:
discounted goods/rates
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Price decreases
- bargain bin
- bearish
- closeout
- concession
- cut-price
- deduction
- deflate
- depreciate
- depreciation
- downturn
- knock
- knock sb/sth down
- knock sth off (sth)
- mark
- offer
- put
- put sth down 1
- roll
- roll sth back
- slump
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