Antonyms for discount
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb dis-kount, dis-kount; noun, adjective dis-kount |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt; noun, adjective ˈdɪs kaʊnt |
Definition of discount
Origin :- 1620s, "abatement," alteration of 16c. French descompte, from Medieval Latin discomputus (source of Italian disconto), from discomputare (see discount (v.)). Meaning "deduction for early payment" is from 1680s; meaning "reduction in the price of goods" attested by 1837.
- noun reduction in cost
- verb lower, reduce cost
- verb ignore; treat as insignificant
- Two and two are four and three are seven—take off the discount.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Even in Boston, mellowed though it was by culture, the classical was at a discount.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- Social reformers are not in request there, however, and morality is at a discount.
- Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- He cannot ask his friends to assist him in the discount of bills.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 » by Various
- But I wouldn't wonder if those remarks was subject to a discount.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "Well, maybe we can discount that hundred some for cash," he admitted.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Gold is also rising, and the Bank discount goes daily higher.
- Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
- Talk about the Jew and the Chinaman; why, they would be at a discount!
- Extract from : « Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading » by Various
- I expect to obtain a discount of at least five-and-twenty per cent.
- Extract from : « Diary of a Pilgrimage » by Jerome K. Jerome
- The whole demand for discount was thrown upon the Bank of England.
- Extract from : « Lord George Bentinck » by Benjamin Disraeli
Synonyms for discount
- abate
- abatement
- allow
- allowance
- belittle
- blink at
- brush off
- commission
- concession
- cut
- cut rate
- decrease
- deduct
- deduction
- depreciate
- depreciation
- derogate
- detract from
- diminish
- diminution
- disbelieve
- discredit
- dispraise
- disregard
- doubt
- drawback
- exemption
- fail
- forget
- hold a sale
- knock off
- knock-off
- make allowance for
- mark down
- markdown
- minimize
- mistrust
- modification
- modify
- neglect
- omit
- overlook
- overpass
- pass over
- percentage
- premium
- qualification
- question
- rebate
- redeem
- reject
- remission
- remove
- rollback
- salvage
- scoff at
- scout
- sell at discount
- slight
- something off
- strike off
- subtract
- subtraction
- take away
- take off
- tare
- undersell
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