Definition of discount

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Discount (v. t.) A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any account whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt, demand, price asked, and the like; something taken or deducted..

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Discounter :: Discounter (n.) One who discounts; a discount broker.
Discount :: Discount (v.) To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange..
Disfavor :: Disfavor (v. t.) To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
Abatement :: Abatement (n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
Rebate :: Rebate (v. t.) To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties..
Discount :: Discount (v. t.) The rate of interest charged in discounting.
Discountable :: Discountable (a.) Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank..
Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts..
Discount :: Discount (v. t.) A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money..
Bill Broker :: Bill broker () One who negotiates the discount of bills.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
Discountenanced :: Discountenanced (imp. & p. p.) of Discountenanc.
Percentage :: Percentage (n.) A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred..
Agio :: Agio (n.) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.
Discountenance :: Discountenance (n.) Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
Batta :: Batta (n.) Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins..
Discounting :: Discounting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discoun.
Discountenancing :: Discountenancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discountenanc.
Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage..
Chievance :: Chievance (n.) An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as discount.
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