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discounts

/ˈdɪskaʊnts/ /dɪsˈkaʊnts/

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noun

A reduction in price.

Examples :

"This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too."

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noun

A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.

Examples :

"The bank offered significant discounts on the loans if we repaid the principal before the due date. "

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noun

The rate of interest charged in discounting.

Examples :

"The central bank's adjustments to discounts influence the overall lending rates for commercial banks. "

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noun

(transactional analysis) The act of one who believes, or act as though they believe, that their own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.

Examples :

"Her constant discounts of her daughter's anxieties, dismissing them as "just nerves," prevented the girl from getting the help she truly needed. "

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verb

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

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

"the banks discount notes and bills of exchange"

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

Examples :

"The experienced detective discounts the witness's initial story, suspecting she is hiding something. "

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To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.

Examples :

"They discounted his comments."

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

Examples :

"The bank discounts the promissory notes of local businesses, providing them with immediate capital at a reduced rate. "

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(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 :

"Sentence: "Even though his son was clearly struggling in math, the father discounts his concerns, saying, 'Just try harder; everyone learns differently.'" "

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