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discount

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






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If you would like to subscribe to Slate Plus and the many riches it offers, use promo code SURGE25 at checkout for a 25 percent discount on a full-year subscription.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

She gave aura but also advice about where to find discount shoes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The Motability scheme, operated by a private company overseen by a charity, has historically given disabled people in receipt of eligible welfare benefits a 20% VAT discount on cars.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

High-multiple growth stocks often derive much of their valuation from cash flows expected far in the future, rather than earnings today, and elevated interest rates discount future cash flows more steeply.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Which wouldn’t be so bad, as she told herself; at least she’d get a discount on everything.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

But he added the company has managed the brand’s popularity well, limiting store openings and resisting discounts to preserve Onitsuka Tiger’s luxury cachet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Many restaurants offer points, freebies, discounts and birthday treats to keep customers coming back.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Many new restaurants will offer discounts in a bid to encourage diners to try them out and spread the word that they've opened for business.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Mobile-communications-service prices jumped 27% from a year earlier, largely due to a low comparison base after domestic mobile carriers offered fee discounts in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

I’m trying to negotiate a 20 percent price reduction with the fitting room lady when—rotten luck!—Howard shows up and announces that there are no reductions and no employee discounts on clearanced items.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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

The trade body has called for a flexible discounted tariff for those most in need, funded by taxation.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Garry Kasparov, the reigning champion, was one who discounted the match’s significance.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Even as propaganda, it was pretty dumb — never discounting for currency fluctuation, alternative sourcing or domestic capacity increases, to name a few counterindicators.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 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

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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