I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cash discount
discount rate
trade discount
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
appropriate
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It recognises that money has a time value by discounting future cash flows at an appropriate discount rate.
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It should be fairly obvious that the choice of air appropriate discount rate is a key decision in the capital budgeting process.
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Bookings made before the end of November, however, will still qualify for the appropriate discount .
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For corporate financial decision making, the selection of an appropriate discount rate follows a conceptually similar process.
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In the second section there is discussion as to what is an appropriate discount rate for this technique.
big
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More satisfied than if they had been handed a big discount on a plate.
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There is also a new rate schedule for the center that gives community groups a bigger discount .
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Recently, car manufacturers have been offering big discounts in a bid to sell more in a depressed market.
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Senior Select Savings Plus provides solid discounts on shorter flights, and first-class tickets also can be purchased at a big discount.
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This has resulted in several of the unlisted equity stakes being valued at a big discount to the quoted investments.
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If you get a big discount and nobody else does, you have a real advantage.
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The big fleet operators get the biggest discounts - putting the dealers under pressure to maintain higher prices for private buyers.
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Another is to put prices up during a quiet period, then later offer what seem to be big discounts .
deep
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Occasionally, rather than face the underwriting costs, purchasers may make the rights issue at a deep discount .
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It is clear that deep discount bonds represent liabilities of the issuer since they contain an obligation to make cash payments.
extra
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Five percent extra discount for account customers December 28-30.
high
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In practice, however, uncertainty is often dealt with through the simple mechanism of assigning higher discount rates to riskier projects.
large
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We chose these three prices because most larger loan discounts come into force when you borrow more than £60,000 or £100,000.
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Indeed, newly issued bills will have to carry a larger discount to match the higher market rates.
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Although the list prices of machines sold direct are cheaper, many dealers are able to offer large discounts on their stock.
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Smiths claims the record companies are charging so much that it's having to offer large discounts .
official
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The Bundesbank last trimmed a half point off the official discount and Lombard rates on Dec. 14.
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The official discount rate is at a historic low of 0. 50 percent.
special
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Furthermore, the Brewery loan repayments were re-negotiated and special discounts arranged on the goods they supplied.
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Eagle Star is offering its motor policyholders special discounts on alarms and steering wheel locks.
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Newly enrolled members of the Fantastic Flyer program also receive special discounts , coupons and other benefits during the year.
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Grocery and discount stores give shoppers with buyers' cards special discounts in exchange for permission to gather information on their purchases.
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In addition, Robert Adam: Architect of Genius is offered at a special discount price to all visitors to the exhibition.
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We don't want any special discounts .
substantial
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United Friendly, Perrysurance, Pickfords give substantial discounts for older children.
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Zero coupon bonds are sold at, substantial discounts from par but pay no current interest.
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Expecially as I get a substantial discount .
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Households might have to sell domestic property at a substantial discount because there is no ready second-hand market.
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Student Stand-by Scheme For certain events substantial discounts will apply to full-time students only.
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Another point worth remembering is that many insurance companies give substantial discounts to mature drivers.
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They bought them at a substantial discount .
■ NOUN
broker
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If you bought your shares through a discount broker , say the same thing.
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Some IFAs-known as discount brokers-will give back part or all of the commissions they receive from the provider.
brokerage
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You can also buys shares of the fund through discount brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. for a small fee.
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Co. has grown rapidly since its early years as a discount brokerage house.
card
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Thus, the range discount cards issued by Golf Corp. are still being honored, but none are being sold.
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However, a discount card would be easier to handle and the company is considering a number of alternatives to vouchers.
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Your discount card can be used against any hairdressing service, including colours and perms.
cash
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They can not compete with dealers who offer a warranty, cash discount , credit, part-ex and back-up etc.
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The payment will be costed gross and any retention or cash discount will be accounted for in the financial accounts.
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It is shown on invoices only. Cash discount is an allowance off a debt given to encourage prompt payment.
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A note on discount Cash discounts A supplier may offer a cash discount to a retailer who settles his account promptly.
factor
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We will now investigate how the length of the temporary reputation changes as discount factors tend to unity.
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In fact as discount factors tend to unity so does the temporary reputation become permanent.
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Second, the following approximation to the discount factor is used:.
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The temporary reputation achieved by the other types lasts longer and is more profitable as the discount factor tends to unity.
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Also,, denotes player A's subjective discount factor , which is used to weight future payoffs.
house
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The Bank can choose what rate of interest or rediscount to charge the discount houses .
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Bank Rate was the rate at which discount houses could borrow from the Bank in order to meet any shortage of liquidity.
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Open market operations are made via the discount houses , but can also be conducted directly with the major clearing banks.
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The preference is, however, for the discount houses .
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Discount houses have borrowing facilities at the Bank, with limits related to the capital base of each discount house.
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In addition there are pension funds, insurance companies, large companies, finance houses , discount houses.
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Gerrard &038; National, the venerable City discount house , is not easily swayed from its time-honoured customs.
market
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The discount market helps to make a secondary market in this type of paper.
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However, the shortage of liquidity is transferred to the discount houses and the discount market .
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Secondly, it means that any liquidity shortage initially suffered by banks will be instantly transferred to the discount market .
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It will be seen that the bulk of the funding for the discount market comes from banking sector institutions.
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The current arrangement is that the Bank will support the discount market by dealing rather than lending.
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Arguably the increased demand to buy in the discount market would push up the price and depress the yield.
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The oldest of the money markets is the discount market, but there are also the newer sterling and foreign currency markets.
rate
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Dealer inquiries welcome - discount rates and proforma invoices on request.
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The Bundesbank left the discount rate , the floor for money market rates, unchanged at 3 percent last week.
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Their present value is £2.5 billion using a very conservative discount rate of 2 percent.
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The official discount rate is at a historic low of 0. 50 percent.
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These were calculated with both companies facing 75 percent experience curves and discount rates of 15 percent.
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The Bundesbank left its discount rate unchanged yesterday, after lowering a key money-market rate Wednesday.
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Adjustment of the discount rate-this is mentioned above.
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It also cut the discount rate from 5. 25 percent to 5 percent.
retailer
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Matalan, the out-of-town discount retailer , took the biggest hit.
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Us Inc. posted a 7 % increase in holiday sales despite a fierce price war among discount retailers .
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He walked the aisles of discount retailers , warehouse outlets, and even a few specialty shops.
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Sales at stores open at least a year fell 14. 2 % from the year-ago period, the discount retailer said.
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The discount retailer said total sales fell 13 % to $ 16. 8 million from $ 19. 3 million.
scheme
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The club is a discount scheme to be operated in all the district council's leisure facilities from April.
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The disparity is acknowledged in the Bill with an attempt at a discount scheme , but that disparity has not been overcome.
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The London discount scheme would just be regional banding in another guise.
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Although the Labour party opposes the discount scheme , it does not attempt to address the unfairness inherent in a property tax.
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To help out couples with the expense of setting up home Gilmore's have a special discount scheme .
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Other companies which have tested customer loyalty discount schemes include Burton subsidiary Evans.
security
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To illustrate, consider a discount security with 246 days to maturity with a discount rate of 9.43 percent.
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This allows for the fact that a coupon security will pay interest before it matures whereas a discount security will not.
store
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Grocery and discount stores give shoppers with buyers' cards special discounts in exchange for permission to gather information on their purchases.
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To make matters worse a discount store had opened in the area and it was selling the same beds at £140 each.
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The jacket comes from a discount store on Canal Street, part of a discontinued line of two-trousered suits.
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Once the site of Seals Stadium, the eight-acre parcel was later home to a White Front discount store .
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You can get a comfortable, cozy look with items from department and discount stores .
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Increasingly price-conscious consumers are shopping less at department stores and more at discount stores and general merchandise stores.
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Their clothes might have come from discount stores or rummage sales.
trade
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Standard trade discount is 20%, except by prior arrangement.
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Trade discount Suppliers may offer a trade discount to customers who work in the same business.
voucher
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As an introductory offer the first 1,000 brochures to be sent will include a 10% discount voucher .
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The new Home Delivered Readers Club offers discount vouchers and a card which can result in big savings for the shopper.
■ VERB
buy
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They only buy them from discount houses, and then only after the bills are a few weeks old.
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Arguably the increased demand to buy in the discount market would push up the price and depress the yield.
cut
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Shipping costs can cut deeply into the discounts offered by online retailers.
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The central bank is expected to cut its discount rate this quarter, traders said.
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It also cut the discount rate from 5. 25 percent to 5 percent.
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The Bundesbank last cut its discount rate to 3. 0 percent from 3. 5 percent on Dec. 14.
entitle
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Readers who book residential accommodation will be entitled to £20 discount per person, per night.
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Mr. Portillo A local authority will record those people who step forward as being entitled to single-person discounts .
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Attendance on both days entitles you to a discount of over £50.
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Single people have every reason to come forward and declare that they are entitled to a discount .
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Where will the list be of people who are entitled to a discount ?
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How will a local authority find out who is entitled to a discount ?
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These priority households were also entitled to a discount from the land element in the finished dwelling.
get
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And the customer who is getting a very small discount and is always happy?
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They get volume discounts at hot-sheet hotels.
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Single people get a 25% discount under the council tax.
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Smarter people were using auto club or age-group membership cards to get their rooms at discount rates.
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Residents in the central area would get a 90 % discount .
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Hence, drivers on the Massachusetts Turnpike get coupons for discounts at Staples with their toll receipts.
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Airlines that rush to become launch customers get fantastic discounts from manufacturers.
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Expecially as I get a substantial discount .
give
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United Friendly, Perrysurance, Pickfords give substantial discounts for older children.
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We promote them in our newsletter, give our members discounts and do everything we can to help them.
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Bus and Rail Holiday Cards give good discounts on tickets.
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There are several passes which give discounts on all regular train journeys throughout Britain.
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The respondent took this opportunity to add an entry on the computer which gave a 70% discount on the sale.
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For example, a warehouse selling car spares may give a discount of 20% to a garage buying spare parts.
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A monthly magazine details theatres giving discounts , plus reviews.
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Suppliers were forced to give discounts and pay fees to supermarkets to stock their products.
include
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The prices begin at $ 110 and include midweek discounts .
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As an introductory offer the first 1,000 brochures to be sent will include a 10% discount voucher.
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The interest-free credit deal must be based on the lowest price for which the product is available, including discounts .
negotiate
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The West says the right approach is for countries to negotiate discounts with the companies.
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Grand Met said that tenants could negotiate a discount of £30 or £40 a barrel.
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Motability has also negotiated good discounts on new cars on behalf of purchasers.
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You can pull out of the purchase or negotiate a discount to cover the costs.
offer
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The companies that organise the track days often have a club that offers a discount to their members.
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The move signals weak industry sales and will probably force other automakers to offer similar discounts .
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Maybe I could have been offered a discount if I brought my wife next time.
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About 100 plans offer discounts of 2 percent to 5 percent, Tigue said.
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There are other railcards too for pensioners and young people that offer their own discounts .
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Magnanimously, I jumped in and offered to pay the discount difference so that my dining friend would not feel cheated.
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For investors who also want a return on their perks, several housing companies offer discounts .
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Some resorts also offer promotional discounts if you pay with one specific credit card or another.
provide
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Clause 79 provides for discount where there is only one or no resident in the property.
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Senior Select Savings Plus provides solid discounts on shorter flights, and first-class tickets also can be purchased at a big discount.
qualify
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Full-time students may qualify for generous discounts on fees.
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Bookings made before the end of November, however, will still qualify for the appropriate discount .
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Sketchley requires you to hold 300 ordinary shares, costing about £3.71 each, to qualify for its discount .
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Some students will be completely exempt from the tax and some will qualify for discounts .
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Although they will not qualify for discounts or bonus shares, they will get a larger allocation.
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When making your booking, please quote your subscription number to qualify for the discount .
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If a person goes to the town hall and says that he qualifies for a discount , the authority will need proof.
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To qualify for an alarm discount previously it was necessary for an annual maintenance agreement to be in force.
raise
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The hon. Member for Garscadden raised the issue of discounts and exemptions.
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It is interesting to note that there is some all-party support for the idea of raising the discount above 25 percent.
receive
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Single householders, who suffered under the rates, will receive a 25 percent discount .
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Taylor receive discounts from publishers, which they agree to pass along to customers.
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Newly enrolled members of the Fantastic Flyer program also receive special discounts , coupons and other benefits during the year.
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Those participating will receive up to 20 percent discount on car insurance rates from the charity's insurance brokers.
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Some hotel rooms can take a fourth bed, and in this case the second child will receive a discount of 25%.
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Regional Council employees receive ten percent discount on Blindcraft products including beds and bedroom furniture like chairs, stools and headboards.
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We believe that a single-person home should receive a discount proportionate to the income of its occupant.
sell
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They are sold at a discount , the rise in price bringing a return to the holder as no coupon is paid.
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In February 1995, the funds were selling at 11 percent discounts to their NAVs.
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Rather than waste unwanted vintages they are sold at a huge discount straight from the barrel - the resulting parties are superb fun.
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Zero coupon bonds are sold at, substantial discounts from par but pay no current interest.
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All these securities are sold at a discount to their par value.
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They sell at discounts to their NAVs, but return about 8 percent a year in interest.
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Altogether twelve Superdrug stores will soon sell discount perfumes.
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New town development corporations can also sell empty dwellings with discounts of up to 30%.
set
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Rather than setting up their own discount arm, food retailers could simply sell cut-price brands in their superstores.
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Last month, the commission set similar discounts for business retail rates.
use
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If we use the risk-adjusted discount rate of return we will obtain the identical results,, and.
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The discounted survivors' benefits can be raised by using a lower discount rate and by allowing for expected growth of benefits.
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The cash flow is discounted using the after-tax discount rate, and the present value cost of the loan is therefore £10,000.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Air UK are currently offering tickets to students at a special discount .
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Do you get a discount if you pay in cash?
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There's a 30% discount on all electrical goods.
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Tickets are $9, with a $2 discount for kids.
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Workers at the store get a discount on books and records.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Call our Sales Department to inquire about reseller, education, or government quantity discounts.
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He had gone on an expedition with his little brother to a discount shopping mall in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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If you buy before the end of the year you can also get a 10 % discount on Farmplan accounts software.
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Karevoll said many sellers sell properties at a loss, because they can buy a higher-priced property at a discount .
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The jacket comes from a discount store on Canal Street, part of a discontinued line of two-trousered suits.
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The size of a premium or discount for a currency depends on demand and supply in the forward market for it.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
heavily
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With third generation players now on the market, older models are being heavily discounted to shift them out of the shops.
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But the chain gets $ 18, 500 for the same ad if the book is more heavily discounted .
■ NOUN
cash
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It recognises that money has a time value by discounting future cash flows at an appropriate discount rate.
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The result may then be used to discount the unadjusted cash flows.
future
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So share prices were justified by discounted future earnings.
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This variant has even less relation to a willingness to pay for safety than does the discounted value of future earnings.
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Partly, this is a question of discounting the future .
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In addition, there is some uncertainty about how to calculate discounted future income for the representative household.
offer
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Prices are weekend rates for adults and children; often resorts offer discounts for midweek skiers and seniors.
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Group members offer session discounts to patients who pay cash.
percent
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The shares closed today at 327. 4, giving shareholders a 23 percent discount .
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Two years ago, the shares were selling at $ 19, an 11 percent discount .
possibility
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Does the Minister discount that possibility ?
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Thompson discounted the possibility that Dole would give him the nod.
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We can discount the possibility that Fermat was lying: this was a personal note, for him alone to read.
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Nor can we discount the possibility that some factor in the diet itself has harmful effects.
price
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Compare brochures and shop around on price - many agents discount as much as £200-£300 on brochure prices.
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Heavy price discounting by our competitors continued until the Summer which also saw the start of our enhanced special offer programme.
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So share prices were justified by discounted future earnings.
rate
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When rates are discounted in this way by substantial amounts, bad feeling and discontent may well develop on the site.
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At any moment the current spot exchange rate is the anticipated spot exchange rate discounted to the present.
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The most attractive remortgage deals now are for a fixed rate , a discounted rate or a capped rate.
result
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The markets have already largely discounted this result but we may see shares and the pound slipping a bit further.
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One does not have to be a statistician to discount these results .
value
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All future costs and benefits should be discounted to their present value for comparison.
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For a constant income, the average discounted value of future income is at least about eight times annual income.
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This variant has even less relation to a willingness to pay for safety than does the discounted value of future earnings.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Scientists discounted his method of predicting earthquakes.
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Some games were discounted to sell for as little as $5.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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They say that supermarkets will overestimate next year's requirements and then force farmers to discount .