■ noun 'dɪskaʊnt a deduction from the usual cost of something.
↘ Finance a percentage deducted from the face value of a bill of exchange or promissory note when it changes hands before the due date.
■ verb dɪs'kaʊnt
1》 deduct a ~ from.
↘reduce (a product or service) in price.
↘ Finance buy or sell (a bill of exchange) before its due date at less than its maturity value.
2》 disregard as lacking credibility or significance.
Derivatives
~able dɪs'kaʊntəb(ə)l adjective
~er dɪs'kaʊntə noun
Origin
C17: from obs. Fr. descompte (n.), descompter (v.), or (in commercial contexts) from Ital. (di)scontare , based on L. dis- (expressing reversal) + computare (see compute ).