discount

//ˈdɪskaʊnt//
B1Frequency Level 9Neutral
Visual representation of discount

Noun

discountSingular
discountsPlural
1

A reduction in the usual price of something.

The store is offering a 20% discount on all shoes this week.

2

A deduction from the face value of a bill of exchange or promissory note when it is purchased before maturity.

The bank charged a discount when we cashed the promissory note before its maturity date.

Verb

discountInfinitive
discountPresent tense
discountedPast tense
discountedPast participle
discountingPresent participle
discountsThird-person singular
1

To reduce the price of something.

The store discounted all winter clothes by 30%.

2

To regard something as being unworthy of consideration or dismiss as unimportant.

Don't discount his opinion just because he's young.

Antonym

Adjective

discountCanonical form
1

Offered or selling at reduced prices.

I found a great deal at the discount store.