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






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Citadel received a discount of more than 10% to the market value of those shares, according to someone close to the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Despite outperforming peers, the shares still trade at a discount.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Hollywood actress Elisha Cuthbert has officially sold her lavish Los Angeles home for $1.93 million, days after the property was put back on the market with a significant discount.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

There is one exception to the vehicle eligibility rule: EVs sold from a company with headquarters in California can claim the discount regardless of the vehicle price.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

His father had always told him not to bring cocoons late in the day because then you had to sell them at a discount.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Compared with public bonds of similar borrowers, private credit is harder to sell without significant discounts and more difficult to value without prices reported on daily trades.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Last year, he estimates he paid a little over $10,000 with twice as many employees—thanks to declining rates, dividends from the fund’s surplus and discounts for two safety programs he participates in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

One luxury hotel in Simeiz –- whose managers did not wish to be named –- said it was offering 30 per cent discounts to bring the tourists back.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Will summer discounts make family days out cheaper?

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“There are no discounts for youth or winsome faces—and no sympathy reductions for badly cut fringes.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Our discounted pricing has been extended until July 24—Request your invitation now and save £400.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

One big issue for some fashion retailers is having big piles of leftover stock that has to be discounted heavily so they can shift it.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

He estimates that Anterix is trading as if the value of its spectrum were discounted by 30%, at a time when competing service providers are scrambling to build out new high-speed services.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

New stand-alone stations will have that same discounted price.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Our attorneys warned me that it would put me in a more precarious legal situation; anything I said in my statement regarding my own innocence would be discounted by the judge.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The modern gold rush petered out in the first quarter when markets began discounting possible Fed hikes in the future rather than cuts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

We also should consider treating food like medicine, with insurers and government payers reimbursing or heavily discounting healthy food and dietary programs that clearly lead to disease regression.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The average for 2025's 24 grands prix, discounting sprints, was 66.9.

From BBC Jun. 3, 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




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