discount
- a deduction from the usual cost of something；a percentage deducted from the face value of a bill of exchange or promissory note when it changes hands before the due date.
- deduct an amount from (the usual price of something)；reduce (a product or service) in price
verb: discount, 3rd person present: discounts, gerund or present participle: discounting, past tense: discounted, past participle: discounted
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名詞
- 1. a deduction from the usual cost of something rail commuters get a discount on season tickets we introduced a standard level of discount for everyone
- ▪ a percentage deducted from the face value of a bill of exchange or promissory note when it changes hands before the due date.
動詞
- 1. deduct an amount from (the usual price of something) a product may carry a price which cannot easily be discounted 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ reduce (a product or service) in price one shop has discounted children's trainers 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ buy or sell (a bill of exchange) before its due date at less than its maturity value the bill will be discounted, sold for a sum less than its maturity value
- 2. regard (a possibility or fact) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility I'd heard rumours, but discounted them 同義詞 反義詞
