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discount

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






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The vaunted 37-match unbeaten record of De la Fuente's men is impressive - matching Italy's world-best mark - even if it does discount a penalty shootout defeat by Portugal in last year's Nations League final.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Existing-home prices just hit a new record high — but there are plenty of newly built homes selling at a discount, as desperate builders cut prices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

The challenge comes as higher gas prices have reversed the seasonal discount that normally encourages traders to buy and store gas in the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Grocery Outlet was founded in San Francisco in 1946 as a discount grocery store chain selling overstock of limited-time or holiday food items.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

"As a scientist and a physician I'm forced to discount that," he said.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

It says it has also provided discounts on attractions and meals for families, as well as £13m "to help local councils offer more childcare places".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Oasi, which ran an "Olympic discounts" campaign in January and February, was fined 500,000 euros.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Those plans made the decision to cancel into “a household decision instead of an individual one, and multiline discounts made leaving expensive,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

For example, I still had to pay at least $45 to check my bag every time I flew, because my $95-a-year card didn’t offer any deals or discounts on baggage fees.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

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

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

While Russia managed to guard its upstream assets from Chinese ownership, Beijing held the upper hand on pricing, securing a heavily discounted rate tied to oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Anaheim residents over the age of 10 can also purchase discounted one-day Park Hopper tickets during this time for $104.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Higher inflation means that those future earnings must be discounted to a much greater extent when calculating their present value.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Also on the heavily discounted list are premium varieties like Black Thorn, but the cheapest are the "kampung durians", which are so low on the pecking order that they are yet to be named.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

They discounted the boy’s protests for their impracticality and sought to rationalize expenditure.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Nike’s digital business and its stores in China have struggled, and it has tried to refashion those segments into destinations for higher-priced fare, rather than discounting.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

H&M has been pressuring its buying system to ensure it doesn’t hold too much stock and thereby avoid discounting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

In many lower-tier cities, chains now cluster tightly together, forcing operators into permanent discounting simply to maintain traffic.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

Nicole took the first lead, and it went smoothly for the first ten minutes, discounting the wind, the stinging rain, and Chase’s throbbing front tooth, which the pain pills had done nothing to help.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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