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Added 9 October 2026

discount

/dɪˈskaʊnt/ noun

Latin root: discomputō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about discount at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise.
Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan.
A refund of some fraction of the amount paid.

verb

Bar from attention or consideration.
She dismissed his advances
Give a reduction in price on.
I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes

Origin

Alteration of French descompte, décompte, from Old French disconter, desconter (“reckon off, account back, discount”), from Medieval Latin discomputō (“to deduct, discount”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + computō (“to reckon, count”). By surface analysis, dis- + count.

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