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Meaning of discount

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  discount
      n 1: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn:
           {discount}, {price reduction}, {deduction}]
      2: interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
         [syn: {discount rate}, {discount}, {bank discount}]
      3: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid [syn: {rebate},
         {discount}]
      4: an amount or percentage deducted [syn: {deduction},
         {discount}]
      v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
           advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside},
           {brush off}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]
      2: give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-
         they sell like hot cakes"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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