Discount Cent Offer ˈdɪskaʊnt Student Noun Get/Offer Spend

• to get/offer a discount
• a 10, 20, 50, etc. per cent discount
• spend over £50 and receive a 15 per cent discount.
• do you qualify for a student discount?

discount

1. an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of something
• SYNONYM reduction
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• to get/offer a discount
• a 10, 20, 50, etc. per cent discount
• Spend over £50 and receive a 15 per cent discount.
• Do you qualify for a student discount?
• Do you give any discount for students?
• If you pay cash you may be able to negotiate a discount.
• They're offering a 10% discount on all sofas this month.
• You can get a substantial discount off your car insurance.
• They were selling everything at a discount (= at reduced prices).
• a chance to buy new shares at a discount to the current trading price
• We offer special discount rates for families.
• a discount voucher/coupon/card
• a discount store/retailer (= one that regularly sells goods at reduced prices)
• a discount airline/carrier (= an airline that sells cheap tickets)

Extra Examples

• Customers are allowed a discount on orders over £500.
• We offer discounts to educational institutions.
• How would you like a 20 per cent discount off your grocery bill?
• A lot of venues and gallleries offer student discounts.
• If you collect ten bonus points, you will be entitled to a discount.
• It is important to negotiate a good discount and obtain books on approval.
• Members are given a discount card which entitles them to 20 per cent off.
• There is a special discount for employees.
• They offer a trade discount to builders.
• They only give you a discount if you buy more than a certain amount.
• Tickets are available to members at a discount.
• We offer a 5 per cent cash discount for prompt payment.
• a discount of 30 per cent
• a prescription drug discount card
• The store manager gave us a 10 per cent discount on the drum set.
• Get a 20 per cent discount voucher off your next visit.
• the recent growth of discount brokers and online trading

Word Origin

• early 17th cent.: from obsolete French descompte (noun), descompter (verb), or (in commercial contexts) from Italian (di)scontare, both from medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + computare, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’.