verb🔗ShareTo deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like."Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills."businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest"the banks discount notes and bills of exchange"businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event)."The experienced hiker discounted the possibility of rain, checking the forecast thoroughly before starting the climb. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo leave out of account or regard as unimportant."They discounted his comments."businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount"The bank discounted the promissory note, giving the farmer immediate cash less the interest due at the note's maturity. "businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(transactional analysis) To believe, or act as though one believes, that one's own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation."She discounted his worries about the test, saying "You're always stressed, just relax." "mindattitudehumancharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
