Noun The store offers a two percent discount when customers pay in cash. a discount of 20% from the original price Verb The vacation plan included a discounted price on our hotel room. Car dealers are heavily discounting last year's unsold models. These threats cannot be entirely discounted.
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Noun
For something a little stronger, the farm also offers guests a discount at its nearby vineyard and brewery. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Households on tribal lands can receive a discount of up to $75 per month for internet service. Eryka Forquer, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2022 Some units can be bought directly from the marketplace, with the rebate applied at the time of purchase — in other words, as a straight-up discount.Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 While the price of large devices like vacuums can sometimes be daunting — and keep you from committing — a major discount thanks to an on-site coupon at Amazon has brought the price for the Inse S610 Cordless Vacuum from $700 down to just $130. Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022 The bigger the discount, the more attractive to potential buyers, who would rather pay $80 for $100 of tax credits than $90. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Broussard did, however, reach out to his suppliers in China to request a discount on his next drug delivery, prosecutors said. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The local franchise launched a Big Boy Pass on Sept. 12, which gives customers a discount on Frisch's most popular sandwich, the Big Boy. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2022 Hop Harvest & Vine Public House: Beer garden and restaurant open daily, with happy hour specials featuring $2 discount on beer and wines. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
Verb
Each season comes with a whole slew of fashion trends to play around with, but don't discount the important of having staple basics! Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 26 Aug. 2022 Chase Field, where the Diamondbacks play, was brought up to Hines, who didn't discount the idea of playing state football championships games there. Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 But Folz, the Capital One engineer, said leaders shouldn’t discount the importance of the office entirely. Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Bright and bold wallpaper designs might make a splash, but don't discount the power of an understated pattern. Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2022 Kirtland coach Tiger LaVerde dismisses that notion, but some of his 11 seniors don’t discount that pushed them this offseason during their training regimen. Matt Goul, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022 Mike Feuer, acknowledge that the scale of the need means the city can’t totally discount congregate settings. Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022 The Crack in America's Nuclear Deterrence Don't discount the possibility that Vladimir Putin could drop a tactical nuclear weapon in Eastern Europe, the CIA director recently warned. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022 But don't discount them as an easy way to add heart-healthy fats to salads, avocado toast, or your morning bowl of oatmeal. The Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 9 Aug. 2022
Adjective
But that’s still a discount-rack price for a car that cost around $110,000 when new. Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 5 May 2022 At the gate only are discount senior tickets for $8, a weekend pass for $25 and a four-to-a-car admission of $55. Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2021 The stories energized widespread discussion of the lab-leak theory on social media, which quickly became meshed with theories about bioweapons research — a strain of speculation that scientists still strongly discount.Washington Post, 10 June 2021 Select facial cleansers, serums, and moisturizers are marked 30 percent off, including this $8 (post-discount) gem. Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Apr. 2021 Black Friday isn't the only discount day worth counting down to. Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 7 Jan. 2020 According to BBC News’ Helen Briggs, the research doesn’t fully discount climate change’s contribution to cave bears’ extinction. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 16 Aug. 2019 And discount German grocery chain Aldi is growing rapidly in the United States. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 27 June 2019 Businesses from Phoenix to Gilbert to Surprise are offering free or almost free food and free or discount admission into museums and aqariums for Mother's Day. Georgann Yara And Sonja Haller, azcentral, 8 May 2018 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb, Noun, and Adjective
modification of French décompter, from Old French desconter, from Medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- + computare to count — more at count