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DISCOUNT

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

Synonyms:

deduction; discount; price reduction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("discount" is a kind of...):

decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down (the act of decreasing or reducing something)

Derivation:

discount (give a reduction in price on)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An amount or percentage deducted

Synonyms:

deduction; discount

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("discount" is a kind of...):

adjustment; allowance (an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discount"):

trade discount (a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant)

Derivation:

discount (give a reduction in price on)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A refund of some fraction of the amount paid

Synonyms:

discount; rebate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("discount" is a kind of...):

refund (money returned to a payer)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discount"):

rent-rebate (a rebate on rent given by a local government authority)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan

Synonyms:

bank discount; discount; discount rate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("discount" is a kind of...):

interest rate; rate of interest (the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discount"):

bank rate (the discount rate fixed by a central bank)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bar from attention or consideration

Example:

She dismissed his advances

Synonyms:

brush aside; brush off; discount; dismiss; disregard; ignore; push aside

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "discount" is one way to...):

reject (refuse to accept or acknowledge)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discount"):

cold-shoulder; slight (pay no attention to, disrespect)

discredit (cause to be distrusted or disbelieved)

shrug off (minimize the importance of, brush aside)

pass off (disregard)

flout; scoff (treat with contemptuous disregard)

turn a blind eye (refuse to acknowledge)

laugh away; laugh off (deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it)

disoblige (ignore someone's wishes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give a reduction in price on

Example:

I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "discount" is one way to...):

mark down (reduce the price of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discount"):

allow (grant as a discount or in exchange)

rebate (give a reduction in the price during a sale)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

discount (the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise)

discount (an amount or percentage deducted)

discounter (a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price)

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