discount
A reduction in priceA reduction in price.
» Would you give me a discount?
Könntest du mir einen Rabatt gewähren? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Könnten Sie mir einen Rabatt gewähren? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Könntet ihr mir einen Rabatt gewähren? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Чи не могли би ви надати мені знижку? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesA reduction in price.
For the summer sale, there was 40% discount in all the stores at the mall.
This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too.
Rabatt, Preisnachlass, Nachlass
ски́дкаskídka, диско́нтdiskónt
зни́жкаznýžka
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
Abgeld, Disagio, Abschlag
диско́нтdiskónt
диско́нтdyskónt
The rate of interest charged in discounting.
(figuratively)A lack or shortcoming.
The act of one who believes, or act as though they believe, that their own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.
Examples
242 sentencesWould you give me a discount?
Чи не могли би ви надати мені знижку? — deniko
deKönntest du mir einen Rabatt gewähren? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Can't you discount it a little?
Хіба ви не можете надати невелику знижку? — deniko
Could you give me a discount?
Чи не могли б Ви надати мені знижку? — ChickenKiev
ruВы не могли бы дать мне скидку? — sharptoothed
deKönnten Sie mir einen Preisnachlass gewähren? — Espi
I bought the car at a 10% discount.
Я купив машину зі знижкою 10%. — deniko
ruЯ купил машину со скидкой в 10%. — heccele
deIch habe das Auto mit 10 % Rabatt gekauft. — Fingerhut
I was given a ten percent discount.
Мені дали десятивідсоткову знижку. — deniko
ruМне сделали десятипроцентную скидку. — Karok
Translations
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Origin
Alteration of French descompte, décompte, from Old French disconter, desconter (“reckon ofAlteration 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.
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Forms
plural: discountsSynonyms
6 synonyms- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise:price reductiondeduction
- an amount or percentage deducted:deduction
- a refund of some fraction of the amount paid:rebate
- interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan:discount ratebank discount
Antonyms
1 antonymsCollocations
4 patterns- get a discount
- of a discount
- percent discount
- a discount did