Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
discount
I. noun
I. dis‧count1 S3 /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ noun [countable]
a reduction in the usual price of something
10% discount/discount of 25% etc
• Members get a 15% discount.
at a discount
• Employees can buy books at a discount.
discount on
• The Young Persons Railcard gives you a discount on rail travel.
offer/give somebody a discount
discount price/fare
• discount airfares to Europe
discount store/shop/warehouse (=a place where you can buy goods cheaply)
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COLLOCATIONS■ verbs
▪ get/receive a discount • You get a discount if you book more than ten tickets.
▪ give (somebody) a discount • Many theatres give discounts to students.
▪ offer (somebody) a discount • Lenders may offer a discount on larger loans.
▪ ask for a discount • I asked for a discount because the vase was slightly damaged.
▪ be entitled to a discount (=have the right to get a discount) • Staff are entitled to a 20% discount.
■ adjectives
▪ a special discount • Some of the hotels offer special discounts during the winter.
▪ a big/small discount • If you spend over £50, you get a big discount.
▪ a substantial/good discount (=a fairly big one) • Insurance companies give substantial discounts to mature drivers.
▪ a 10%/40% etc discount • The magazine is offering readers a 15% discount on its subscription fees.
■ discount + NOUN
▪ a discount price • You can buy books online at discount prices.
▪ a discount fare • The bus company offers discount fares to pensioners.
▪ a discount scheme (=system for giving discounts to people) • Many stores operate discount schemes for regular customers.
▪ a discount card • The discount card entitles customers to 15% off.
▪ a discount store/shop (=selling things more cheaply than other shops) • There's a lot of competition from large discount stores.
II. verb
II. dis‧count2 /dɪsˈkaʊnt $ ˈdɪskaʊnt/ verb [transitive]
1. to regard something as unlikely to be true or important:
• Experts discounted the accuracy of the polls.
• General Hausken had not discounted the possibility of an aerial attack.
2. to reduce the price of something:
• Games were discounted to as little as $5.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
discount
dis·count [discount discounts discounted discounting] noun, verb
noun [ˈdɪskaʊnt] ; [ˈdɪskaʊnt] countable, uncountable
an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of sth
Syn: reduction
• to get/give/offer a discount
• discount rates/prices
• ~ (on/off sth) They're offering a 10% discount on all sofas this month.
• They were selling everything at a discount (= at reduced prices).
• a discount shop (= one that regularly sells goods at reduced prices)
• Do you give any discount?
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from obsolete French descompte (noun), descompter (verb), or (in commercial contexts) from Italian (di)scontare, both from medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + computare, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’..
Collocations:
Shopping
Shopping
go/go out/be out shopping
go to (especially BrE) the shops/(especially NAmE) a store/(especially NAmE) the mall
do (BrE) the shopping/(especially NAmE) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
(NAmE, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
try on clothes/shoes
indulge in some retail therapy
go on a spending spree
cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
be/get caught shoplifting
donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in (BrE) a charity shop/(NAmE) a thrift store
buy/sell/find sth at (BrE) a car boot sale/(BrE) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(NAmE) a yard sale
find/get/pick up a bargain
At the shop/store
load/push/wheel (BrE) a trolley/(NAmE) a cart
stand in/wait in (BrE) the checkout queue/(NAmE) the checkout line
(NAmE) stand in line/ (BrE) queue at the checkout
bag (especially NAmE) (your) groceries
pack (away) (especially BrE) your shopping
stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)
be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves
be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
deal with/help/serve customers
run a special promotion
be on special offer
Buying goods
make/complete a purchase
buy/purchase sth online/by mail order
make/place/take an order for sth
buy/order sth in bulk/in advance
accept/take credit cards
pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(BrE) with a gift voucher/(NAmE) with a gift certificate
enter your PIN number
ask for/get/obtain a receipt
return/exchange an item/a product
be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
compare prices
offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount
Example Bank:
• Customers are allowed a discount on orders over £500.
• If you collect ten bonus points, you will be entitled to a discount.
• It is important to negotiate a good discount and obtain books on approval.
• Members are given a discount card which entitles them to 20% off.
• There is a special discount for employees.
• They offer a trade discount to builders.
• They only give you a discount if you buy more than a certain amount.
• Tickets are available to members at a discount.
• We offer a 5% cash discount for prompt payment.
• a discount of 30%
• a prescription drug discount card
• The store manager gave us a 10% discount on the drum set.
• They were selling everything at a discount.
verb [dɪsˈkaʊnt] ; [dɪsˈkaʊnt] ; [ˈdɪskaʊnt]
1. (formal) to think or say that sth is not important or not true
Syn: dismiss
• ~ sth We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes.
• ~ sth as sth The news reports were being discounted as propaganda.
2. ~ sth to take an amount of money off the usual cost of sth; to sell sth at a discount
Syn: reduce
• discounted prices/fares
• Most of our stock has been discounted by up to 40%.
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from obsolete French descompte (noun), descompter (verb), or (in commercial contexts) from Italian (di)scontare, both from medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + computare, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’..
Thesaurus:
discount verb T, usually passive (especially business)
• Stock has been discounted by up to 40%.
take sth off sth • • take • • reduce • • cut • • mark sth down • • subtract • • deduct • |informal knock sth off (sth) • • slash •
Opp: put sth up, Opp: increase, Opp: add
take/subtract/deduct sth from sth
discount/take/subtract/deduct/knock sth off an amount
discount/take sth off/reduce/cut/mark down/knock sth off/slash prices
Example Bank:
• Buckingham Palace discounted fears for the Queen's health.
• The goods have been heavily discounted.
• This theory has now been largely discounted.
• We're offering discounted prices throughout March.
• You can find discounted flights on the Internet.
discount rate
ˈdiscount rate 7 [discount rate] noun (finance)
1. the minimum rate of interest that banks in the US and some other countries must pay when they borrow money from other banks
2. the amount that the price of a bill of exchange is reduced by when it is bought before it reaches its full value
3. the rate at which an investment increases in value each year
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
discount
discount (NOT CONSIDER) /dɪˈskaʊnt/
verb [T]
to decide that something or someone is not worth consideration or attention:
You shouldn't discount the possibility of him coming back.
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discount (REDUCTION) /ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/
noun [C]
a reduction in the usual price:
They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.
They offer a 10 percent discount on rail travel for students.
discount /dɪˈskaʊnt/
verb [T often passive]
discounted goods/rates