Discount (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The vendor will discount the product by 10% if you purchase it in bulk today.
- When there's a low demand for the product, they tend to discount it during sales.
- The store manager refused to discount the price of the item for an individual customer.
- During their grand opening, the company will discounts all their products by 20%.
- I never discount these books - they sell like hot cakes.
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Meaning 2
Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The committee discount my proposal without giving me a chance to explain it.
- Management discount several potential solutions before finally settling on the most cost-effective one.
- They discount the safety concerns and went ahead with the project anyway.
- She discount his warning and continued with her original plan.
- He discount the advice of his financial advisor and invested his money elsewhere.