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discounts

/ˈdɪskaʊnts/ /dɪsˈkaʊnts/

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noun

Réductions, rabais

A reduction in price.

Examples :

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

Ce magasin propose des réductions sur tous ses articles. Ce magasin est également spécialisé dans les articles à prix réduits.

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noun

Réductions, escomptes

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. "

La banque a offert des réductions importantes sur les prêts si nous remboursions le principal avant la date d'échéance.

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noun

Escompte, taux d'escompte

The rate of interest charged in discounting.

Examples :

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

Les ajustements de la banque centrale aux taux d'escompte influencent les taux de prêt globaux pour les banques commerciales.

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noun

Réductions, rabais

(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. "

Ses constantes réductions des angoisses de sa fille, les qualifiant de « simples nerfs », ont empêché la jeune fille d'obtenir l'aide dont elle avait réellement besoin.

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verb

Réduire, escompter

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

Examples :

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

Les commerçants réduisent parfois de cinq ou six pour cent pour le paiement rapide des factures.

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verb

Prêter de l'argent en déduisant l'intérêt

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

Examples :

"the banks discount notes and bills of exchange"

Les banques prêtent de l'argent en déduisant l'intérêt sur les billets et les lettres de change.

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verb

Prévoir, anticiper

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. "

Le détective expérimenté anticipe l'histoire initiale du témoin, soupçonnant qu'elle cache quelque chose.

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Ignorer, ne pas tenir compte de

To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.

Examples :

"They discounted his comments."

Ils ont ignoré ses commentaires.

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verb

Accorder un prêt, consentir un rabais

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. "

La banque accorde des prêts sur les billets à ordre des entreprises locales, leur fournissant ainsi des capitaux immédiats à un taux réduit.

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verb

Minimiser, dévaloriser

(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.'" "

Bien que son fils ait clairement des difficultés en maths, le père minimise ses inquiétudes en disant : 'Efforce-toi juste plus ; tout le monde apprend différemment.'

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