v. 1 reduce, mark down, deduct, lower, take or knock off As I was buying a dozen, he discounted the price by ten per cent 2 diminish, lessen, minimize, detract from One must discount what she says when she's angry 3 disregard, omit, ignore, pass or gloss over, overlook, brush off, dismiss Those statistics are old and can be discounted
n. 4 reduction, mark-down, deduction, rebate, allowance The shop overstocked the item and is offering it at a big discount