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Synonyms for discount

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

anticipate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Ignore

ignore, pass, pass by, brush off, reject, overlook, brush aside, disregard, dismiss, push aside, despise

Other

anticipate, set at naught

Noun

1. Rebate — A reduction in price

rebate, reduction, abatement, allowance, drawback

Other

deduction, markdown, bank discount

Antonyms

expensive, appraise, premium

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To sell at a reduced price.

    Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product.

  2. n. 1

    A reduction in price.

    For the summer sale, there was 40% discount in all the stores at the mall.

Related words

Phrases
discount rate discount store discount house bank discount discount department store

Forms

Plural
discounts → rebates, reductions, abatements, allowances…
Past participle
discounted
e.g. discounted → ignored, passed, rejected, overlooked…

Example sentences

  • anticipate I didn't anticipate that there would be a problem.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
discountsteady
anticipatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
pass1
6 letters
ignore2, reject2, rebate2
7 letters
dismiss2, despise2
8 letters
overlook3, drawback2, markdown2
9 letters
reduction3, allowance3, disregard3, deduction3, abatement3
10 letters
anticipate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ignore2 = 2 syllables).