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dĭsʹkount
/ˈdɪskaʊnt/
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rhymes with -aʊnt
dĭskountʹdisregard
/dɪˈskaʊnt/disregard
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dĭsʹkountin other senses
/ˈdɪskaʊnt/in other senses
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 S K AW1 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Specializing in selling goods at reduced prices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
If you're looking for cheap clothes, there's a discount clothier around the corner.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A reduction in price.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
For the summer sale, there was 40% discount in all the stores at the mall.
This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The rate of interest charged in discounting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A lack or shortcoming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
The act of one who believes, or act as though they believe, that their own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: transactional analysis
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To sell at a reduced price.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To deduct from an account, debt, charge, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
Examples
Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To disregard or regard as unimportant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Owing to his reputation, they discounted his comments.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
The company's directors were chagrined to learn that banks were suddenly refusing to discount its notes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The market has dropped, discounting changes in interest rates.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
verb
Meaning 12
To believe, or act as though one believes, that one's own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: transactional analysis
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mark down
Narrower terms: allow, rebate
History
Etymology
Alteration of French descompte, décompte, from Old French disconter, desconter (“reckon off, account back, discount”), from Medieval Latin discomputō (“to deduct, discount”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + computō (“to reckon, count”). By surface analysis, dis- + count.
Across languages
Translations
194 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
halpa-
— selling at reduced prices
Albanian:
zbritje
— reduction in price
Arabic:
خَصْم
(ḵaṣm)
— reduction in price
Arabic:
تَخْفِيض
(taḵfīḍ)
— reduction in price
Arabic:
حَسْم
(ḥasm)
— reduction in price
Armenian:
զեղչ
(zeġčʻ)
— reduction in price
Azerbaijani:
endirim
— reduction in price
Bashkir:
ташлама
(taşlama)
— reduction in price
Belarusian:
скі́дка
(skídka)
— reduction in price
Belarusian:
зні́жка
(znížka)
— reduction in price
Bengali:
ডিসকাউন্ট
(ḍiśokaunṭo)
— reduction in price
Bengali:
বাটা
(baṭa)
— reduction in price
Bulgarian:
о́тбив
(ótbiv)
— reduction in price
Bulgarian:
отстъ́пка
(otstǎ́pka)
— reduction in price
Bulgarian:
шко́нто
(škónto)
— reduction in price
Catalan:
descompte
— reduction in price
Catalan:
rebaixa
— reduction in price
Chinese Cantonese:
折扣
(zit3 kau3)
— reduction in price
Chinese Mandarin:
折扣
(zhékòu)
— reduction in price
Czech:
sleva
— reduction in price
Danish:
rabat
— reduction in price
Dutch:
korting
— reduction in price
Elfdalian:
rabatt
— reduction in price
Esperanto:
rabato
— reduction in price
Estonian:
hinnasoodustus
— reduction in price
Faroese:
avsláttur
— reduction in price
Finnish:
alennus
— reduction in price
French:
rabais
— reduction in price
French:
discompte
— reduction in price
French:
promotion
— reduction in price
Georgian:
ფასდაკლება
(pasdaḳleba)
— reduction in price
German:
Rabatt
— reduction in price
German:
Preisnachlass
— reduction in price
German:
Nachlass
— reduction in price
German:
Ermäßigung
— reduction in price
Greek:
έκπτωση
(ékptosi)
— reduction in price
Greenlandic:
akikillilerut
— reduction in price
Hebrew:
הֲנָחָה
(hanakhá)
— reduction in price
Hindi:
छूट
(chūṭ)
— reduction in price
Hindi:
बट्टा
(baṭṭā)
— reduction in price
Hungarian:
kedvezmény
— reduction in price
Hungarian:
engedmény
— reduction in price
Hungarian:
árengedmény
— reduction in price
Hungarian:
árleszállítás
— reduction in price
Icelandic:
afsláttur
— reduction in price
Indonesian:
diskon
— reduction in price
Indonesian:
korting
— reduction in price
Indonesian:
rabat
— reduction in price
Irish:
lascaine
— reduction in price
Irish:
lacáiste
— reduction in price
Italian:
sconto
— reduction in price
Japanese:
割引
(waribiki)
— reduction in price
Japanese:
値引き
(nebiki)
— reduction in price
Japanese:
差し引く
(sashihiku)
— reduction in price
Kazakh:
шегерім
(şegerım)
— reduction in price
Khmer:
ការបញ្ចុះថ្លៃ
(kaa bɑɑbɑñcoh thlay)
— reduction in price
Korean:
할인
(harin)
— reduction in price
Northern Kurdish:
daxîn
— reduction in price
Northern Kurdish:
îskonto
— reduction in price
Kyrgyz:
скидка
(skidka)
— reduction in price
Kyrgyz:
арзандатуу
(arzandatuu)
— reduction in price
Lao:
ສ່ວນລົດ
(sūan lot)
— reduction in price
Lao:
ການຫລຸດລາຄາ
(kān lut lā khā)
— reduction in price
Latvian:
atlaide
— reduction in price
Lithuanian:
nuolaida
— reduction in price
Luxembourgish:
Reduktioun
— reduction in price
Luxembourgish:
Rabatt
— reduction in price
Macedonian:
попуст
(popust)
— reduction in price
Malay:
potongan harga
— reduction in price
Malay:
diskaun
— reduction in price
Māori:
whakahekenga utu
— reduction in price
Marathi:
सूट
(sūṭ)
— reduction in price
Mongolian:
хөнгөлөлт
(xöngölölt)
— reduction in price
Mongolian:
ᠬᠥᠩᠭᠡᠯᠡᠯᠲᠡ
(könggelelte)
— reduction in price
Norwegian Bokmål:
rabatt
— reduction in price
Norwegian Bokmål:
moderasjon
— reduction in price
Norwegian Bokmål:
avslag
— reduction in price
Norwegian Nynorsk:
rabatt
— reduction in price
Norwegian Nynorsk:
moderasjon
— reduction in price
Pashto:
تخفيف
(taxfíf)
— reduction in price
Iranian Persian:
تَخْفیف
(taxfif)
— reduction in price
Iranian Persian:
حَراج
(harâj)
— reduction in price
Polish:
opust
— reduction in price
Polish:
zniżka
— reduction in price
Polish:
rabat
— reduction in price
Polish:
upust
— reduction in price
Polish:
przecena
— reduction in price
Portuguese:
desconto
— reduction in price
Portuguese:
abatimento
— reduction in price
Romanian:
reducere
— reduction in price
Romanian:
discount
— reduction in price
Romanian:
rabat
— reduction in price
Romansh:
rabat
— reduction in price
Russian:
ски́дка
(skídka)
— reduction in price
Russian:
диско́нт
(diskónt)
— reduction in price
Northern Sami:
vuoládus
— reduction in price
Serbo-Croatian:
по̀пуст
— reduction in price
Serbo-Croatian:
pòpust
— reduction in price
Slovak:
zľava
— reduction in price
Slovene:
popust
— reduction in price
Upper Sorbian:
zniženje
— reduction in price
Upper Sorbian:
rabat
— reduction in price
Spanish:
descuento
— reduction in price
Spanish:
rebaja
— reduction in price
Swahili:
diskaunti
— reduction in price
Swedish:
rabatt
— reduction in price
Swedish:
rea
— reduction in price
Tagalog:
awas
— reduction in price
Tagalog:
deskuwento
— reduction in price
Tagalog:
tawad
— reduction in price
Tajik:
тахфиф
(taxfif)
— reduction in price
Tatar:
ташлама
(taşlama)
— reduction in price
Thai:
ส่วนลด
(sùuan-lót)
— reduction in price
Turkish:
indirim
— reduction in price
Turkish:
iskonto
— reduction in price
Ottoman Turkish:
اكرام
(ikram)
— reduction in price
Ukrainian:
зни́жка
(znýžka)
— reduction in price
Urdu:
چُھوٹ
(chūṭ)
— reduction in price
Uyghur:
ئېتىبار
(ëtibar)
— reduction in price
Uzbek:
skidka
— reduction in price
Uzbek:
kamaytirish
— reduction in price
Vietnamese:
bớt giá
— reduction in price
Vietnamese:
sự bớt
— reduction in price
Vietnamese:
sự giảm
— reduction in price
Vietnamese:
sự trừ
— reduction in price
Vietnamese:
sự hạ giá
— reduction in price
Welsh:
disgownt
— reduction in price
Zazaki:
ronayış
— reduction in price
Zazaki:
cêr ardış
— reduction in price
Belarusian:
дыско́нт
(dyskónt)
— deduction made for interest
Chinese Cantonese:
貼現 /贴现
(tip3 jin6)
— deduction made for interest
Chinese Mandarin:
貼現 /贴现
(tiēxiàn)
— deduction made for interest
Finnish:
alennus
— deduction made for interest
German:
Abgeld
— deduction made for interest
German:
Disagio
— deduction made for interest
German:
Abschlag
— deduction made for interest
Greek:
υφαίρεση
(yfaíresi)
— deduction made for interest
Kazakh:
дисконт
(diskont)
— deduction made for interest
Polish:
dyskonto
— deduction made for interest
Russian:
диско́нт
(diskónt)
— deduction made for interest
Ukrainian:
диско́нт
(dyskónt)
— deduction made for interest
Zazaki:
vıst cêr
— deduction made for interest
Esperanto:
diskonto
— rate of interest charged in discounting
Finnish:
diskonttokorko
— rate of interest charged in discounting
Armenian:
զեղչել
(zeġčʻel)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Bulgarian:
отбивам
(otbivam)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Catalan:
descomptar
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Chinese Mandarin:
折扣
(zhékòu)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Esperanto:
diskonti
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
French:
décompter
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Georgian:
ფასს უკლებს
(pass uḳlebs)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Georgian:
ფასს დაუკლებს
(pass dauḳlebs)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Georgian:
ფასდაკლებას მისცემს
(pasdaḳlebas miscems)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Georgian:
ფასდაკლებას შესთავაზებს
(pasdaḳlebas šestavazebs)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Georgian:
შეღავათს აძლევს
(šeɣavats aʒlevs)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
German:
nachlassen
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
German:
Nachlass gewähren
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
German:
einen Rabatt gewähren
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
German:
abziehen
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Hungarian:
enged
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Hungarian:
engedményt ad
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Italian:
scontare
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Italian:
detrarre
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Japanese:
割り引く
(waribiku)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Khmer:
បញ្ចុះតម្លៃ
(bɑɑbɑñcoh tɑmlay)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Malay:
beri diskaun
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Malay:
potong
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Māori:
whakaheke
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Polish:
potrącać
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Polish:
potrącić
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Portuguese:
descontar
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Spanish:
descontar
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Tagalog:
deskuwento
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Thai:
ลดราคา
(lót-raa-kaa)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Tibetan:
གོང་བཅག
(gong bcag)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Ottoman Turkish:
قیرمق
(kırmak)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Ukrainian:
зробити знижку
(zrobyty znyžku)
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Vietnamese:
giảm giá
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Vietnamese:
chiết khấu
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Zazaki:
cıra vısten
— to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like
Catalan:
descomptar
— to lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest
Zazaki:
cêr arden
— to lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest
Catalan:
descomptar
— to take into consideration beforehand
German:
einkalkulieren
— to take into consideration beforehand
German:
einberechnen
— to take into consideration beforehand
German:
mitberücksichtigen
— to take into consideration beforehand
German:
mit in Betracht ziehen
— to take into consideration beforehand
Hungarian:
számít
— to take into consideration beforehand
Zazaki:
şık eşten
— to take into consideration beforehand
German:
außer Acht lassen
— to leave out of account
German:
unberücksichtigt lassen
— to leave out of account
German:
abtun
— to leave out of account
Hungarian:
figyelmen kívül hagy
— to leave out of account
Ukrainian:
зневажати
(znevažaty)
— to leave out of account