| 单词 | discount |
| 释义 | discount n. & v. --n 1. a deduction from a bill or amount due given esp. in consideration of prompt or advance payment or to a special class of buyers. 2. a deduction from the amount of a bill of exchange etc. by a person who gives value for it before it is due. 3. the act or an instance of discounting. --vtr. 1. disregard as being unreliable or unimportant (discounted his story). 2. reduce the effect of (an event etc.) by previous action. 3. detract from; lessen; deduct (esp. an amount from a bill etc.). 4. give or get the present worth of (a bill not yet due). Phrases and idioms at a discount 1. below the nominal or usual price (cf. PREMIUM). 2. not in demand; depreciated. discount house 1. Brit. a firm that discounts bills. 2. US = discount store. discount rate US the minimum lending rate. discount store esp. US a shop etc. that sells goods at less than the normal retail price. Derivatives discountable adj. discounter n. Etymology: obs. F descompte, -conte, descompter or It. (di)scontare (as DIS-, COUNT(1)) |
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