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discount

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






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Skeptics of the “aging as opportunity” narrative usually point to fixed incomes and rising healthcare costs as reasons to discount this population’s spending power.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

If you discount the films not in the official series, there have been 25 Bond films in total.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

There is still some regulatory uncertainty around the deal, which is reflected in Instacart’s 11% discount relative to DoorDash’s offer price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

But the increasing tendency of airlines to market to customers who can afford premium amenities could open the door to a discount carrier, although higher fuel costs have added to the challenges facing all airlines.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

“Even with the fisherman discount, you’re looking at a five-thousand-dollar job. Minimum. Could go higher, I start tearing her down and find something else.”

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

“In fact, historical Black Friday deal analysis has found average furniture discounts of around 35% across major retailers.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

When he and Thatcher launched the scheme in 1980, council tenants were offered substantial discounts to purchase their homes.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

But for those in the know, the discounts can be substantial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

California’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project offers point-of-sale discounts on zero-emission trucks and buses and has distributed $1 billion so far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

He and my dad used to talk about football and he gave us discounts for years.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

On the surface, the stock looks to be heavily discounted, as demand for Nvidia’s products remains high.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

“If they are unwilling, the U.S. is not going to force a manufacturer to sell its products at unfairly discounted rates in a European country.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

It was introduced in 1980, three years before I was born, when Margaret Thatcher's government gave council tenants in England the legal right to purchase their homes at a discounted price.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“In a rational market, these risks would be discounted by the market via pressure on the valuation,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

And she knew that the trains were offering discounted fares that weekend, so transportation would be less expensive for marchers who didn’t have much money.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

This aggressive discounting helped Jio rapidly amass some 553 million mobile subscribers by 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

She says she honored him by caring for him and that I’m discounting everything she sacrificed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Deckers’ strategy is to spend more on marketing and creating new shoe styles, rather than discounting its existing pairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

Indeed, it is the same figure provided by Las Casas, patron saint of High Counters, foremost among the old Spanish sources whose estimates Henige spends many pages discounting.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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