discount
//ˈdɪskaʊnt//
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.
Adjective
discountCanonical form
1
Offered or selling at reduced prices.
I found a great deal at the discount store.