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Word entry · 8 letters

discount

Best crossword clue

"Money off"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈskaʊnt/Part of speech noun, verbSorted cdinostuStarts with DEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

Word origin

Alteration of French descompte, décompte, from Old French disconter, desconter (“reckon off, account back, discount”), from Medieval Latin discomputō (“to deduct, discount”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + computō (“to reckon, count”). By surface analysis, dis- + count.

Used in a sentence

  • Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product.
  • Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.
  • Owing to his reputation, they discounted his comments.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Money off8 letters
02Price reduction8 letters

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