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DISK-ownt/ˈdɪskaʊnt/

A discount is money off the price: a student discount, 20 per cent discount, offer a discount. Bargain is a good cheap buy; sale is a period of reduced prices. Reduction is a close formal cousin. On discount is less common than at a discount or with a discount. Do not write discount for a story you do not believe (that verb sense is later).

Meaning

A reduction in the usual price.

Examples

• “Students get a ten per cent discount.”
• “Staff get a discount in the staff canteen.”
• “The shop gave us a discount because the box was damaged.”

Good to know

a student discount / 20% discount / at a discount. Cousin: reduction. Contrast: a sale (period).

Near in meaning

reduction

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