dis·count
(d
s
kount
, d
s-kount
)
KEY
VERB:
dis·count·ed
,
dis·count·ing
,
dis·counts
VERB:
tr.
- To deduct or subtract from a cost or price.
-
- To purchase or sell (a bill, note, or other commercial paper) at a reduction equal to the amount of interest that will accumulate before it matures.
- To lend money on (a commercial paper not immediately payable) after deducting the interest.
-
- To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price.
- To reduce in quantity or value.
-
- To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard:
discount a rumor.
- To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize:
took care not to discount his wife's accomplishments.
- To regard with doubt or disbelief.
- To anticipate and make allowance for; reckon with in advance.
VERB:
intr.
- To lend money after deduction of interest.
NOUN:
(d
s
kount
)
- A reduction from the full or standard amount of a price or debt.
- The interest deducted prior to purchasing, selling, or lending a commercial paper; the discount rate.
- The act or an instance of discounting a bill of exchange, note, or other commercial paper.
ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration (influenced by
dis-
, and
count
1 ), of French
décompter from Old French
desconter :
des-,
away ; see
dis-
+
conter,
to count ; see
count
1
OTHER FORMS:
discounta·ble
(Adjective)
