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discounting

/ˈdɪskaʊntɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkaʊntɪŋ/

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verb

Abziehen, ermäßigen

To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.

Examples :

"Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills."

Händler ziehen manchmal fünf oder sechs Prozent für die sofortige Zahlung von Rechnungen ab.

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verb

Verleihen unter Abzug eines Diskonts

To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest

Examples :

"the banks discount notes and bills of exchange"

Die Banken verleihen unter Abzug eines Diskonts Wechsel und Schuldscheine.

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verb

Berücksichtigen, einkalkulieren

To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).

Examples :

"Discounting the possibility of rain, we planned a picnic in the park. "

Ohne die Möglichkeit von Regen zu berücksichtigen, planten wir ein Picknick im Park.

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verb

Außer Acht lassen, ignorieren

To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.

Examples :

"They discounted his comments."

Sie ließen seine Kommentare außer Acht.

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verb

Verleihen, diskontieren

To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount

Examples :

"The bank is discounting loans to small businesses, hoping to stimulate the local economy. "

Die Bank gewährt Kredite an kleine Unternehmen und hofft, die lokale Wirtschaft anzukurbeln.

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verb

Verleugnen, ignorieren

(transactional analysis) To believe, or act as though one believes, that one's own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.

Examples :

"She kept discounting her coworker's concerns about the project deadline, insisting her own approach was faster even though it was clearly creating more problems. "

Sie ignorierte die Bedenken ihrer Kollegin hinsichtlich der Projektfrist und bestand darauf, dass ihr eigener Ansatz schneller sei, obwohl er eindeutig mehr Probleme verursachte.

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