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discount

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






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Nigeria's finance minister unveiled a raft of measures Thursday aimed at cushioning against energy shocks as the country prepares to go to the polls, including a petrol discount for public transport operators.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

While the discount could be enticing, the risk is that the price might not converge with the NAV.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

She called the collection agency, which told her she could get a 25% discount to satisfy the debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

As for the quality of Venezuelan oil, it doesn’t measure up to what most American refineries are geared for and typically trades at a discount to other formulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The railroads had made it known early and forcefully that they had no plans to discount their Chicago fares for the exposition.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Banking subscription models, which offer discounts and loyalty rewards for tiered fees, are also likely to become more widespread, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Customers have relied on those discounts to make the holidays work for their finances, given higher prices for essentials like food and gasoline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

A weak report would probably be discounted in light of other signs of improvement in the labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

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

There was a catastrophe that loomed over the convention, but it wasn’t Bitcoin’s newly discounted cost.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Mama looked up, addressing those very stars Dedd had already discounted.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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 Swedish company is working through a series of operational improvements that includes cutting its reliance on Asian supply chains to speed up delivery of new collections while limiting overstocking and in turn reducing discounting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

But the discounting that YouTube does tells me they are in a similar situation as DirecTV.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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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