1. • noun - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
   • noun - interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
   • noun - a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
   • noun - an amount or percentage deducted
   • verb - bar from attention or consideration
   • verb - give a reduction in price on
2. • To deduct or subtract from a cost or price.
   • To purchase or sell (a bill, note, or other commercial paper) at a reduction equal to the amount of interest that will accumulate before it matures.
   • To lend money on (a commercial paper not immediately payable) after deducting the interest.
   • To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price.
   • To reduce in quantity or value.
   • To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard: discount a rumor.
   • To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize: took care not to discount his wife’s accomplishments.
   • To regard with doubt or disbelief.
   • To lend money after deduction of interest.
   • A reduction from the full or standard amount of a price or debt.
   • The interest deducted prior to purchasing, selling, or lending a commercial paper; the discount rate.
   • Often used to modify another noun: a discount market; discount merchandise.
3. • v - to reduce the price of

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