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Definition discount in British English

discount verb

[transitive] verb
/dɪsˈkaʊnt/
1

to reduce the price of something

Example

All sale items have been heavily discounted.

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2

to consider that something is not important, possible, or likely

Example

Police have discounted the possibility that this was a terrorist attack.

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Definition discount in British English