English · Work & Business
discount
/ˈdɪskaʊnt/
[/ˈdɪskaʊnt/]
reduction in price
Beginnernoun, verb
Definition
An amount taken off the usual price of something. As a verb, to reduce the price.
Example
They gave me a ten percent discount.
They gave me a ten percent discount.
Etymology
From Old French 'desconter', from Latin 'dis-' (away) plus 'computare' (to count).
How & Where It’s Used
Essential shopping vocabulary, seen on sale signs and asked for at markets.