discount

One entry found for discount.

Main Entry: ²dis·count
Pronunciation: 'dis-"kaunt, dis-'
Function: verb
Etymology: modification of French décompter, from Old French desconter, from Medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- + computare to count -- more at COUNT
transitive verb
1 a : to make a deduction from usually for cash or prompt payment <a discounted price> b : to sell or offer for sale at a discount <discounting last year's model>
2 : to lend money on after deducting the discount
3 a : to leave out of account : DISREGARD b : to minimize the importance of <shouldn't discount his contributions> c (1) : to make allowance for bias or exaggeration in (2) : to view with doubt <discount a rumor> d : to take into account (as a future event) in present calculations
intransitive verb : to give or make discounts
- dis·count·er /-"kaun-t&r, -'kaun-/ noun