discount
/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdi-ˌskau̇nt/ (ame, mw) · /dɪˈskaʊnt/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈskaʊnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/ (ame, ipa)
discount — noun
- discountsingular
- discountsplural
1. a sum taken off a product's standard price, so the customer pays less than they
a sum taken off a product's standard price, so the customer pays less than they normally would
Daichi got a 20% discount on the new laptop because he was a student.
collocation: get a discount
The store offers a special discount for senior citizens every Tuesday morning.
collocation: offer a discount
Samir bought the leather jacket at a discount of nearly fifty percent.
Many online retailers give an extra discount to customers who sign up for their newsletter.
Yael saved over two thousand dollars thanks to the employee discount at the furniture store.
文法句型
a discount
at a discount
用法筆記
Can be countable ('a discount of 10%') or uncountable ('items sold at discount'). The phrase 'at a discount' is a fixed prepositional phrase — learners often incorrectly say 'with discount' instead.
常見錯誤
discount — verb
- discountpresent simple I / you / we / they
- discounts3rd person singular
- discounting-ing form
- discountedpast simple
1. to sell goods or services at a reduced cost, usually for a limited time or to at
to sell goods or services at a reduced cost, usually for a limited time or to attract more customers
The travel agency has discounted all flights to Tokyo for the winter season.
These designer handbags were discounted by forty percent during the clearance sale.
passive: be discounted by [amount]
Caio only buys clothes that have been heavily discounted at the end of each season.
The software company discounts its products by half for schools and universities.
Last year's catalogue was discounted to make room for the new collection.
文法句型
discount + noun phrase
be discounted + by [amount]
be discounted + for [reason]
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice ('The price was discounted'). In the active voice, the subject is normally a seller, store, or manufacturer — NOT a buyer. A buyer cannot 'discount' a price; a buyer 'gets' or 'receives' a discount.
常見錯誤
2. to treat an idea, a person, or a piece of information as unworthy of considerati
to treat an idea, a person, or a piece of information as unworthy of consideration, often because you judge it unimportant or unlikely
Investors discounted the early warning signs and kept pouring money into the struggling company.
discount + noun phrase (abstract object)
The committee discounted Indra's proposal without giving it serious consideration.
We cannot discount the possibility that the test results were affected by equipment failure.
Critics discounted Nikos's first film as a shallow imitation of a classic thriller.
Maeve argued that the study should not be discounted because of its small sample size.
- consider
to think about something carefully
- take seriously
to treat something as important or valid
文法句型
discount + noun phrase
discount + noun phrase + as + noun/adjective
用法筆記
Common in formal writing and analytical contexts. Often used with 'cannot' or 'should not' to mean 'should not be ignored'. The object is typically abstract: ideas, possibilities, opinions, warnings, or evidence. Distinguish from sense verb/1 (REDUCE) — in this sense you discount ideas, not prices.
常見錯誤
discount — adjective
- discountpositive
- more discountcomparative
- most discountsuperlative
1. describes a product sold below the usual price, or a shop that regularly sells t
describes a product sold below the usual price, or a shop that regularly sells things at lower prices than other shops
Christopher bought his new tablet from a discount electronics store near the station.
collocation: discount store
Élise found some nice discount furniture at the warehouse sale last weekend.
collocation: discount furniture
Discount tickets for the museum are available for students and senior citizens.
Yuna prefers shopping at discount supermarkets because they save her a lot on groceries.
The discount airline charges extra for checked bags but the base fare is very low.
- full-price
sold at the regular, undiscounted price
- premium
describes high-end products sold at a higher price
文法句型
discount + noun (attributive only)
用法筆記
This adjective is used only before a noun (attributive). You can say 'a discount store' but NOT 'The store is discount' — use 'discounted' as a predicate adjective: 'The prices are discounted.'