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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reduction in cost |
| Synonyms: | abatement, allowance, commission, concession, cut, cut rate, decrease, deduction, depreciation, diminution, drawback, exemption, knock-off, markdown, modification, percentage, premium, qualification, rebate, remission, rollback, salvage, something off, subtraction, tare |
| Antonyms: | increase, mark-up, premium, rise |
| Main Entry: | discount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; treat as insignificant |
| Synonyms: | belittle, blink at, brush off, depreciate, derogate, detract from, disbelieve, discredit, dispraise, disregard, doubt, fail, forget, minimize, mistrust, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, question, reject, scoff at, scout, slight |
| Antonyms: | attend, pay attention, recognize |
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| Concept: | Discount. |
| Category: | 4. Monetary Relations |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
discount, abatement, concession, reduction, depreciation, allowance; qualification, set-off, drawback, poundage, agio, percentage; rebate, rebatement; backwardation, contango; salvage; tare and tret.
-verbs
discount, bate; abate, rebate; reduce, take off, allow, give, make allowance; tax.
-adjectives
discounting
-adverbs
at a discount, below par.
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| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack with words |
| Synonyms: | backbite, bad-mouth, bash, belittle, berate, blow off, calumniate, cap, castigate, cuss out, cut down, cut to the quick, decry, defame, derogate, discount, do a number on, dump on, give a black eye, hurl brickbat, insult, knock*, minimize, nag, offend, oppress, persecute, pick on, put down*, rag on, reproach, revile, ride*, rip up, run down, scold, signify, slam*, slap, sling mud, smear, sound*, swear at, tear apart, trash*, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, zing |
| Notes: | abuse carries with it some sense of harm; misuse refers to an incorrect use that may not lead to harm to misuse is to use something wrongly, to abuse is to misuse something so badly that you damage it |
| Antonyms: | acclaim, adulate, approve, commend, compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bargain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something bought at cheap price |
| Synonyms: | budget price, buy, closeout, deal, discount, giveaway, good buy, good deal, good value, low price, markdown, nominal price, reduction, steal, value |
| Antonyms: | rip-off |
| Main Entry: | belittle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detract |
| Synonyms: | bad-mouth, blister, criticize, cut down to size, cut to the quick, decry, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, diminish, discount, discredit, disparage, dispraise, downgrade, downplay, dump on, knock*, lower, minimize, pan, pooh pooh, poor mouth, put down, rip*, roast, run down, scoff at, scorch*, scorn, shoot down, shoot full of holes, slam*, smear, sneer at, sour grapes, squash, squelch, take a swipe at, take down, take down a peg, tear down, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, write off |
| Antonyms: | build up, exaggerate, praise, value |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore |
| Synonyms: | bypass, condone, connive, cushion, discount, disregard, fail, forget, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass by, slight, turn a blind eye |
| Antonyms: | attend, be aware, pay attention |
| Main Entry: | commission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | share of a profit |
| Synonyms: | allowance, ante, bite*, bonus, brokerage, chunk, compensation, cut, cut-in, discount, end*, factorage, fee, indemnity, juice, pay, payment, percentage, piece, piece of the action, rake-off, remuneration, royalty, salary, slice*, stipend, taste, vigorish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decrease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | diminishing, lessening |
| Synonyms: | abatement, compression, condensation, constriction, contraction, cutback, decline, declining, decrescence, depression, diminution, discount, downturn, dwindling, ebb, falling off, loss, reduction, shrinkage, striction, subsidence, waning |
| Antonyms: | addition, development, enlargement, expansion, growth, increase, raise |
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