| 单词 | discount |
| 释义 | discount (once / 743 pages) 1nv 2v The noun discount refers to an amount or percentage deducted from the normal selling price of something. If you wait until after the holiday, you can often buy goods at a steep discount — just make sure you need all that stuff. The noun discount means a reduction in price of a good or service. You can ask the manager for a discount if the item is damaged. As a verb, discount means to reduce the price. The manager can discount the item for you. The verb discount also means to disregard, underestimate, or dismiss. If you are a teenager, people will often discount your opinion — but you should keep expressing it because eventually people will listen! WORD FAMILYdiscount: discounted, discounter, discounting, discounts+/discounter: discounters USAGE EXAMPLESSeveral hundred U.S. ski resorts are participating in Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month in January with discounted deals for beginners. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Before the discount, rooms start at $167 at the beachfront resort, and the offer runs through March 31. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) In retaliation, the Glen Cove City Council withdrew Russian access to free beach parking and discounted tennis permits. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n an amount or percentage deducted Syn|Hypo|Hyper deduction trade discount a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant adjustment, allowance an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances 2n a refund of some fraction of the amount paid Syn|Hypo|Hyper rebate rent-rebate a rebate on rent given by a local government authority refund money returned to a payer 3n the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise Syn|Hyper deduction, price reduction decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down the act of decreasing or reducing something 4n interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan Syn|Hypo|Hyper bank discount, discount rate bank rate the discount rate fixed by a central bank interest rate, rate of interest the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use 5v give a reduction in price on 2I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes Hypo|Hyper allow grant as a discount or in exchange rebategive a reduction in the price during a sale mark down reduce the price of v bar from attention or consideration Syn|Hypo|Hyper brush aside, brush off, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside cold-shoulder, slight pay no attention to, disrespect discreditcause to be distrusted or disbelieved shrug offminimize the importance of, brush aside pass offdisregard flout, scofftreat with contemptuous disregard turn a blind eyerefuse to acknowledge laugh away, laugh offdeal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it disobligeignore someone's wishes reject refuse to accept or acknowledge |
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