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discount

[dis-kaunt, dis-kaunt, dis-kaunt] / ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt, ˈdɪs kaʊnt /






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But another way of reading this analysis is that there is a big conglomerate discount already present in the shares, and adding Tesla could make that worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Walmart is deciding that they’re not going to discount products. They’re discounting the decision to commit to become a member.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

More than seven in 10 of these high earners are now being forced to shop at discount grocery chains to save cash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Brian McQuinn, the co-director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Conflict at the University of Regina told AFP it "would be folly" to discount the impact this could have in Canada.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

She already had on a black skirt from a discount store.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The deal, if approved, would give Washington a "predictable, affordable, and resilient" fighter jet program, Lockheed said, pointing to billions of dollars in expected savings thanks to "long-term pricing and industry volume discounts."

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The share of builders offering discounts is the highest since 2020, according to a monthly survey by the National Association of Home Builders released Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

In response to questions from The Times, she described the initiative as an expansion of existing programs that provide free fares to students and discounts to low-income riders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

AEI’s tracker doesn’t include programs that increase unpublished discounts or aid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

He and my dad used to talk about football and he gave us discounts for years.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Because Quince’s appeal over other DTC brands is that it sells quality products at a discounted price — $50 cashmere, for example — I’d be relatively comfortable purchasing a wedding band from them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Initially, we discounted this scenario because we assumed medical staff would be alerted if a diabetic patient had accidentally been given dextrose instead of insulin.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A rabble-rousing, union-advocating teacher friend of mine came out of the same public schools as me, and she now teaches at a private school, primarily to pay for the discounted tuition her daughter receives.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Stellantis vehicles are currently discounted more than three times as deeply from their sticker price as the average car, according to car-shopping aide CarEdge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

If that game was discounted, he claimed, then he would be the winner.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The model has worked so far: even as GM sells fewer vehicles overall, it’s generating more revenue as it sells pricier models and resists discounting to juice sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Walmart is deciding that they’re not going to discount products. They’re discounting the decision to commit to become a member.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Though it’s nice of Roberts to pay enough lip service that he’s not totally discounting the best-of-five current series they’re in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Sparks says third-party vendors have created a fragmented online sales experience, and that she is trying to reduce heavy discounting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

It is true, perhaps, that I feel some trifling dislike of deer, but no more dislike than I feel for other natural things— discounting men.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner


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