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discount

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






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Palmetto Pig charges $18 plus tax per person for catering, a huge discount compared with the $80 per person the Knot estimates the average couple spends on catering.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Head of income generation Scott Jobson said the money was being taken from funds raised by donations, and they were not eligible for any kind of discount.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The posts include personalized discount codes, suggesting the creators may receive financial compensation if a purchase is made.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

FlyDubai is the discount cousin to the United Arab Emirates’ prestige long-haul airline, Emirates, whose brand adorns stadiums and the jerseys of European soccer teams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

A smiling Chuck E. Cheese mouse stared at me from a printed coupon, offering me a two-dollar discount on any large pizza and a hundred tokens for twenty-five dollars.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

At an entry price of around $11 and averaging roughly $13 with premiums like avocado, wraps provide a lower price point as Sweetgreen moves away from deep discounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Boots was an early adopter of the loyalty cards commonly offered today by companies offering points and discounts to customers who sign up.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

More restaurants have tried to lure consumers back with discounts and other deals.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

There are no restrictions on discounts such as half-price or "save £1".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In all the CountDowners feeds I’ve read, the Deckers go to five-star restaurants expecting to be treated like kings with courtesy meals, but are only ever offered discounts.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

The University of Gloucestershire said it had expanded support for students with flexible accommodation available for them to use, discounted travel and that it had created new facilities designed specifically for commuters.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Fast-food chains have discounted aggressively in an effort to reclaim those customers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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

I give her Kelsea’s home phone number, figuring there will be no obvious record of it, and that it can always be discounted as a wrong number.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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

Nike executives have also said that the company has underinvested in stores in China, relied too heavily on discounting there, and done too little to connect with consumers locally.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The company is cutting its reliance on Asian supply chains to speed up delivery of new collections, limiting overstocking and reducing discounting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

With markets discounting 75 basis points of additional tightening by summer 2027, SEB thinks maximum hawkishness in market pricing has been reached, reducing the likelihood of further major bond selloffs, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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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