Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - discount
Discount
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. --v.tr. 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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I. noun Date: 1622 a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something: as, a. a reduction made from a regular or list price, a proportionate deduction from a debt account usually made for cash or prompt payment, a deduction made for interest in advancing money upon or purchasing a bill or note not due, the act or practice of ~ing, a deduction taken or allowance made, II. verb see: count Date: 1629 transitive verb 1. to make a deduction from usually for cash or prompt payment , to sell or offer for sale at a ~ , to lend money on after deducting the ~, 3. to leave out of account ; disregard, to minimize the importance of , c. to make allowance for bias or exaggeration in, to view with doubt , to take into account (as a future event) in present calculations, intransitive verb to give or make ~s, ~er noun III. adjective Date: 1863 1. selling goods or services at a ~ , offered or sold at a ~ , reflecting a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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