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discount
noun
an
amount
by
which
the
regular
price
of
something
is
reduced
•
The
supermarket
offered
a
big
discount
on
fresh
fruit
today
.
The
supermarket
offered
a
big
discount
on
fresh
fruit
today
.
•
With
her
student
card
,
Mei
gets
a
10%
discount
on
bus
tickets
.
With
her
student
card
,
Mei
gets
a
10%
discount
on
bus
tickets
.
From
Middle
French
‘
descompte
’,
from
Latin
‘
computare
’
meaning
‘
count
’
or
‘
reckon
’,
with
the
negative
prefix
‘
dis-
’.
verb
to
reduce
the
price
of
something
•
The
manager
discounted
the
sofa
because
it
had
a
small
scratch
.
The
manager
discounted
the
sofa
because
it
had
a
small
scratch
.
•
They
plan
to
discount
older
models
when
the
new
phone
arrives
.
They
plan
to
discount
older
models
when
the
new
phone
arrives
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
sense
,
but
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
the
late
1700s
.
verb
to
decide
that
something
is
not
worth
considering
or
believing
•
The
coach
discounted
the
rumors
about
his
resignation
.
The
coach
discounted
the
rumors
about
his
resignation
.
•
Don
’
t
discount
her
ideas
just
because
she
’
s
young
.
Don
’
t
discount
her
ideas
just
because
she
’
s
young
.
Extended
figurative
sense
of
the
financial
term
:
to
deduct
or
set
aside
something
as
having
lesser
value
.
noun
the
difference
between
the
present
value
of
a
future
payment
and
its
face
value
,
or
the
amount
by
which
a
security
is
sold
below
its
nominal
price
•
The
bond
was
sold
at
a
discount
below
its
face
value
.
The
bond
was
sold
at
a
discount
below
its
face
value
.
•
Early
payment
of
the
invoice
earns
a
2%
cash
discount
.
Early
payment
of
the
invoice
earns
a
2%
cash
discount
.
Financial
sense
developed
in
the
17th
century
as
banking
practices
formalized
the
idea
of
deducting
interest
in
advance
.
