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discount

  (dĭs'kount', dĭs-kount')

1. To deduct or subtract from a cost or price.
2. 1. To purchase or sell (a bill, note, or other commercial paper) at a reduction equal to the amount of interest that will accumulate before it matures.
   2. To lend money on (a commercial paper not immediately payable) after deducting the interest.
3. 1. To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price.
   2. To reduce in quantity or value.
4. 1. To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard: discount a rumor.
   2. To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize: took care not to discount his wife's accomplishments.
   3. To regard with doubt or disbelief.
5. To anticipate and make allowance for; reckon with in advance.

To lend money after deduction of interest.

1. A reduction from the full or standard amount of a price or debt.
2. The interest deducted prior to purchasing, selling, or lending a commercial paper; the discount rate.
3. The act or an instance of discounting a bill of exchange, note, or other commercial paper.

[Alteration (influenced by DIS– and COUNT¹) of French décompter, from Old French desconter : des-, away; see dis– + conter, to count; see count¹.]

Reduced price from a stated rate or list price, usually offered to a customer as an incentive to make a purchase. There are many different kinds of commercial discounts, but generally they fall into four categories: (1) trade-given to intermediaries in exchange for services they perform (such as storage or handling); (2) quantity-given to encourage bulk purchasing, whether in product or service, or in time or space; (3) incentive-given to encourage payment within a specific time period (for example, 2% off the bill if payment is made within 10 days); (4) seasonal-given to help level the production and marketing workload on seasonal merchandise (such as bathing suits, lawn furniture, gardening tools, or Christmas items) when the merchandise is out-of-season. Some discounts are offered in reaction to competitive advertising, as when a soda company offers increased volume discounts to retailers in response to a competitor's challenge campaign. Additionally, many gasoline companies offer discounts to consumers who pay with cash instead of credit cards.

1. Bank loan with interest deducted from the face amount of the note when the credit is extended. Generally used only for short-maturity business loans. The borrower repays the full amount indicated on the note.

2. Price difference between a bond's current market price and its stated Par Value, when the market price is lower.

3. Bank Discount Rate or a bank's quoted price when it accepts payment liability for a bill of exchange, which then becomes a Banker's Acceptance.

4. Treasury Department's method of issuing U.S. Treasury bills at less than face value, with redemption at par at maturity. The discount on the bill represents interest.

5. Price difference between two currencies, when one is trading at less than par value in relation to another currency.

6. Fee charged by a bank for processing and crediting credit card receivables to a merchant's bank account.

7. Cash Discount offered by merchants for payment in cash. See also Deep Discount; Merchant Discount Rate.

The difference between the Face Amount of an obligation and the amount advanced or received.
Example: Abel sells land for $100,000 and receives a $60,000 mortgage at 7% interest as part of the payment. Abel then sells the mortgage (the right to collect payments on the mortgage) at a $15,000 discount, thereby receiving $45,000.

verb

1. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity: abate, deduct, rebate, subtract, take (off). Informal knock off. See increase/decrease.
2. To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idioms: makelightlittleof. See attack/defend, show/hide.

noun

An amount deducted: abatement, deduction, rebate, reduction. See increase/decrease.

Definition: reduction in cost
Antonyms: increase, mark-up, premium, rise

v

Definition: ignore; treat as insignificant
Antonyms: attend, pay attention, recognize

v

Definition: lower, reduce cost
Antonyms: increase, mark up, raise

1. an allowance or deduction made from a gross sum. v 2. to reduce the amount of a professional fee.

A deduction from a specified sum. Often used in connection with transactions in negotiable commercial paper in which the buyer purchases an instrument due at a future date at a price below its face amount with the intention of ultimately collecting the full value of the instrument. Sellers offer instruments at a discount because of an immediate need for cash or out of a fear of never being able to collect on them. "To discount" in finance is to purchase or pay an amount in cash less a certain percent, as on a promissory note which is to be collected by discounter or purchaser at maturity. 117 So. 124, 126.

Discount is the difference between the price and the amount of the debt, the evidence of which is transferred. 14 Ill. App. 566, 570.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rabat, rabatgivning, nedvurderet, diskonto, discount-
v. tr. - se bort fra, tage forholdsregler mod, trække fra, give nedslag på, diskontere
v. intr. - diskontere

idioms:

• discount house    diskontobank
• discount rate    diskontosats
• discount store    lavprisvarehus

Nederlands (Dutch)
korting, disconto(voet), korting geven, buiten beschouwing laten, goedkoper maken, afprijzen

Français (French)
n. - rabais, remise, escompte, ristourne, décote, déport, (Fin) en perte, (fig) mal coté
v. tr. - faire une remise, escompter, prendre à l'escompte, (fig) ne pas tenir compte de
v. intr. - (Fin) acheter/vendre (une lettre de change avant l'échéance), emprunter de l'argent (après les déductions effectuées), vendre au rabais

idioms:

• discount house    magasin de vente au rabais
• discount rate    taux d'escompte
• discount store    magasin de vente au rabais

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rabatt, Nachlaß, (econ.) Diskont
v. - abtun, abziehen, diskontieren

idioms:

• discount house    Discountladen
• discount rate    Diskontsatz
• discount store    Discountladen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έκπτωση (κν. σκόντο), προεξόφληση, υφαίρεση
v. - περιφρονώ, δεν πιστεύω, απορρίπτω (ιδέα, εισήγηση κ.λπ.), αποκλείω, (οικον.) προεξοφλώ, παραχωρώ έκπτωση, κάνω σκόντο, αγνοώ

idioms:

• discount house    (οικον.) προεξοφλητικός οίκος, (ΗΠΑ) κατάστημα με χαμηλές τιμές
• discount rate    (οικον.) προεξοφλητικό επιτόκιο
• discount store    κατάστημα με χαμηλές τιμές

Italiano (Italian)
sconto

idioms:

• discount house/store    centro svendite

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desconto (m)
v. - descontar, desprezar, diminuir

idioms:

• discount house/store    loja (f) que vende com desconto
• discount rate    taxa (f) de desconto

Русский (Russian)
скидка, дисконт

idioms:

• discount house/store    магазин уцененных товаров
• discount rate    учетная ставка

Español (Spanish)
n. - descuento, rebaja
v. tr. - descontar, rebajar
v. intr. - descontar, rebajar

idioms:

• discount house    tienda que vende artículos a precio reducido
• discount rate    tasa de descuento, tipo de descuento
• discount store    tienda que vende artículos a precio reducido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rabatt, ekon. diskonto
v. - dra av, ekon. diskontera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
折扣, 贴现率, 打折扣, 打折扣出售商品, 贴现

idioms:

• discount house    廉价商店, 票据贴现所
• discount rate    贴现率
• discount store    减价商店

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 折扣, 貼現率
v. tr. - 打折扣
v. intr. - 打折扣出售商品, 貼現

idioms:

• discount house    廉價商店, 票據貼現所
• discount rate    貼現率
• discount store    減價商店

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 할인
v. tr. - 깎다, 저하시키다, (어음을) 할인 매입, 매출하다
v. intr. - 저하되다, 깎이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 割引
v. - 割引する, 割引して売る, 割り引いて聞く, 価値を減ずる

idioms:

• discount house/store    割引商会, 安売り店
• discount rate    手形割引歩合, 公定歩合

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خصم, حسم, المبلغ المخصوم (فعل) يخصم, يقلل من أهميه شئ أو مصداقيته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפחתה מסכומו של שטר-חוב תמורת תשלום מוקדם, ניכיון, הנחה‬
v. tr. - ‮ניכה שטר, ניכה, פיקפק בנכונות, זלזל‬
v. intr. - ‮פיקפק בנכונות, זלזל‬

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