discount : Idioms & Phrases
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At a discount
- below par, or below the nominal value; hence, colloquially, out of favor; poorly esteemed; depreciated.
Webster 1913
Bank discount
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noun interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
discount; bank discount.
WordNet
- a sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it become due.
Webster 1913
Discount broker
- one who makes a business of discounting commercial paper; a bill broker.
Webster 1913
discount business
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noun the business of selling merchandise at a discount
WordNet
discount chain
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noun a chain of discount stores
WordNet
Discount day
- a particular day of the week when a bank discounts bills.
Webster 1913
discount house
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noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
discounter; wholesale house; discount house.
WordNet
discount rate
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noun the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
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noun interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
discount; bank discount.
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discount store
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noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
discounter; wholesale house; discount house.
WordNet
trade discount
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noun a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant
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True discount
- the interest which, added to a principal, will equal the face of a note when it becomes due. The principal yielding this interest is the present value of the note.
