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






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The only complication for pay-as-you-go customers is they should not buy more than £112 of credit if they want to get the discount all in one go.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

French motorists are clogging TotalEnergies service stations to fill up with discount gasoline but its rivals are crying foul, accusing the energy giant of distorting competition with the encouragement of the government.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Z.AI plans to issue 21.97 million new shares at HK$714 each, representing a 9.96% discount to its closing price of HK$793 on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

As a result, discount retailers such as Ross, T.J.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

“There’s a Decker discount on the back. Everything is free, if you can actually believe that.”

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

Russian crude, displaced from western markets after the invasion of Ukraine, has flowed instead to Indian refineries, often at attractive discounts.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Unmarried drivers will see discounts in the future when insurers seek approval for new rate plans from the department.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

My supermarket fairly regularly discounts a “gourmet blend” of cremini, shiitake and oyster mushrooms, and I love it.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

The premiums or discounts are reflected in the YTM figures.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

“But I think they have special discounts for families who can’t afford full admission. All that kind of info is on their website.”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

Next, the quants have to figure out the discounted present value of the world as a postapocalyptic wasteland in 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

On the first day of the year Cembalest encouraged investors to reduce the overweight on U.S. equities versus the rest of the world, motivated primarily by the latter’s heavily discounted valuations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The government-backed website launched earlier this year to connect Americans with discounted prescription drugs.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Phil has been offering discounted tickets since the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

It was Mietje, stooped, care-worn little Mietje, whose offer of help we had discounted, who kept us in touch with Nollie.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The Swiss company rarely offers deals, discounting only older items to make room for new stock, an approach that extends to its retailer partners.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The company began its test by discounting the price of its Halo Glow Skin Tint by $4, Fields said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

In Premier League terms, even when discounting the gulf in experience, Pickford boasts an undeniable edge.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Indeed, it is the same figure provided by Las Casas, patron saint of High Counters, foremost among the old Spanish sources whose estimates Henige spends many pages discounting.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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