discount

  • 31discount — 1 noun (C) 1 a reduction in the cost of goods that you are buying: Do I get a discount if I buy a whole case of wine? | discount price/fare (=cheaper than the usual price) | discount store/shop/warehouse (=where you can buy goods cheaply) 2 at a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32discount — 1) A deduction from a bill of exchange when it is purchased before its maturity date. The party that purchases (discounts) the bill pays less than its face value and therefore makes a profit when it matures. The amount of the discount consists of …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 33discount — 1) A deduction from a bill of exchange when it is purchased before its maturity date. The party that purchases (discounts) the bill pays less than its face value and therefore makes a profit when it matures. The amount of the discount consists of …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 34Discount — Hard discount Un magasin hard discount à Paris Un hard discount (ou maxidiscompte en français) est un magasin libre service à prédominance alimentaire qui se caractérise par des prix en dessous de la moyenne, une petite surface de vente et un… …

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  • 35discount — noun / dɪskaυnt/ the percentage by which the seller reduces the full price for the buyer ● to give a discount on bulk purchases ♦ to sell goods at a discount or at a discount price to sell goods below the normal price ♦ 10% discount for cash or… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 36discount — 1. verb a) To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills. b) To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; …

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  • 37discount — n. & v. n. 1 a deduction from a bill or amount due given esp. in consideration of prompt or advance payment or to a special class of buyers. 2 a deduction from the amount of a bill of exchange etc. by a person who gives value for it before it is… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 38discount — verb (t) 1. /ˈdɪskaʊnt / (say diskownt) to deduct an amount from the purchase price of (an item): they are discounting refrigerators this week. 2. /ˈdɪskaʊnt / (say diskownt) to purchase or sell (a bill or note) before maturity at a reduction… …

  • 39Discount — Dis|count 〈[ kaʊnt] m. 6〉 Verkauf von Waren zu einem niedrigen Preis [<engl. discount „Preisnachlass, Rabatt, Skonto“] * * * Dis|count [dɪs ka̮unt ], der; s, s [engl. discount = Preisnachlass < afrz. descompte = Abzug, zu mlat. discomputare …

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  • 40Discount — The condition of the price of a bond that is lower than par. The discount equals the difference between the price paid for a security and the security s par value. For example, if a bond with a par value of $1,000 is currently selling for $990… …

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