noun
- The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise.
- synonyms: price reduction, deduction
- Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan.
- synonyms: discount rate, bank discount
- A refund of some fraction of the amount paid.
- synonyms: rebate
- An amount or percentage deducted.
- synonyms: deduction
verb
- Bar from attention or consideration.
- usage: "She dismissed his advances"
- synonyms: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, push aside, ignore
- Give a reduction in price on.
- usage: "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
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