"discount" meaning in English

See discount in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ Audio: en-us-discount.ogg [US] Forms: discount [singular], discounts [plural]
enPR: dĭsʹkount Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A discount is a reduction of the price of something; a lowered cost.
    Sense id: simple-discount-en-noun-a7bz7uek

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈkaʊnt/, /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discount (verb).wav [UK] Forms: discount [canonical], discounts [third-person, singular], discounted [past], discounted [past, participle], discounting [present, participle]
enPR: dĭskountʹ, dĭsʹkount Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you discount something, you lower its price.
    Sense id: simple-discount-en-verb-Pkl5NkCt
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