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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
discount \dis"count`\ ?; 277, v. t. imp. p. p.
discounted; p. pr. vb. n. discounting. of. desconter,
descompter, to deduct, f. d'ecompter to discount; pref.
des- l. dis- + conter, compter. see count, v.
1. to deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to
make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount
five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.
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2. to lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance
for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of
exchange.
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discount only unexceptionable paper. --walsh.
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3. to take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and
form conclusions concerning an event.
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4. to leave out of account; to take no notice of. r.
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of the three opinions i discount brown's. --sir w.
hamilton.
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discounted discounting count
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