discounting

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He also insists he is "not a food fad person" who cares much for trends - and criticises the way food is increasingly treated as simply hunger-quenching, discounting its richer significance.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Analysts wonder whether TikTok’s culture of impulse buying might require heavy discounting to convert scrollers into customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Domino’s Pizza said Monday that its sales softened in March as consumer sentiment tanked and competitors increased discounting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

TI earned $1.68 a share in the first quarter, which even discounting the 5 cents per share benefit from taxes that wasn’t in its original guidance, was still considerably ahead of the $1.36-a-share analyst estimate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

It was still not dark enough for Quentin to start, not yet dark enough to suit Miss Coldfield at least, even discounting the twelve miles out there and the twelve miles back.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner