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discount

/ discount /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
Type of:
decrease diminution reduction
verb Sense 2
give a reduction in price on
"I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
Type of:
mark down
Kinds of:
allow rebate
Derived:
deduction price reduction discount house discount store discounter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
an amount or percentage deducted
Type of:
allowance adjustment
Kinds of:
trade discount
noun Sense 4
a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
Type of:
refund
Kinds of:
rent-rebate
Derived:
rebate
noun Sense 5
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
Type of:
interest rate rate of interest
Kinds of:
bank rate
verb Sense 6
bar from attention or consideration
"She dismissed his advances"
Type of:
reject
Kinds of:
slight cold-shoulder discredit shrug off pass off
Derived:
brush-off disregard neglect
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
2
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decrease diminution reduction mark down allow rebate allowance adjustment trade discount refund rent-rebate interest rate