| discount | | |
| n. (act) | 1. deduction, discount, price reduction | the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise. |
| ~ reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something. |
| n. (possession) | 2. bank discount, discount, discount rate | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan. |
| ~ interest rate, rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use. |
| ~ bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank. |
| n. (possession) | 3. discount, rebate | a refund of some fraction of the amount paid. |
| ~ refund | money returned to a payer. |
| ~ rent-rebate | a rebate on rent given by a local government authority. |
| n. (possession) | 4. deduction, discount | an amount or percentage deducted. |
| ~ allowance, adjustment | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.; "an allowance for profit" |
| ~ trade discount | a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant. |
| v. (communication) | 5. brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside | bar from attention or consideration.; "She dismissed his advances" |
| ~ cold-shoulder, slight | pay no attention to, disrespect.; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" |
| ~ reject | refuse to accept or acknowledge.; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" |
| ~ discredit | cause to be distrusted or disbelieved.; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" |
| ~ shrug off | minimize the importance of, brush aside.; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" |
| ~ pass off | disregard.; "She passed off the insult" |
| ~ flout, scoff | treat with contemptuous disregard.; "flout the rules" |
| ~ turn a blind eye | refuse to acknowledge.; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office" |
| ~ laugh away, laugh off | deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it.; "She laughs away all these problems" |
| ~ disoblige | ignore someone's wishes. |
| v. (possession) | 6. discount | give a reduction in price on.; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes" |
| ~ allow | grant as a discount or in exchange.; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" |
| ~ mark down | reduce the price of. |
| ~ rebate | give a reduction in the price during a sale.; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week" |
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