noun
discount
dih-SKOWNT
noun
1
A reduction in the usual price of something.
"Students get a 20% discount on museum tickets."
"She asked for a discount since she was buying in bulk."
verb
1
To reduce the price of something.
"The store discounted all winter coats by half."
2
To dismiss or treat something as unimportant or unlikely to be true.
"Don't discount his advice just because he's younger than you."
How to Use Discount
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA price cut (noun/verb), or to dismiss something as unlikely or unimportant (verb).
Common mistake
When it means "dismiss an idea," don't confuse it with "discredit" (attack someone's reputation) — discount just means "not take seriously."
Common pairings
a discount on
discount rate
discount an idea
heavily discounted
Word Forms
discounted past tense, discounts plural, discounts singular
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Etymology
From Old French desconter, "to reckon off," from Medieval Latin discomputare — built from dis- plus computare, "to count."