discount: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with T
Meaning of discount
verb
- transitive
To sell at a reduced price.
Example: Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product.
- transitive
To disregard or regard as unimportant.
Example: Owing to his reputation, they discounted his comments.
- transitive
To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest.
Example: The banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
- transitive
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
Example: The market has dropped, discounting changes in interest rates.
Listed forms: discounts, discounting, discounted.
Source: Wiktionary — discount.
noun
A reduction in price.
Example: For the summer sale, there was 40% discount in all the stores at the mall.
A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
The rate of interest charged in discounting.
- figuratively
A lack or shortcoming.
Listed forms: discounts.
Source: Wiktionary — discount.
adj
- not-comparable
Specializing in selling goods at reduced prices.
Example: If you're looking for cheap clothes, there's a discount clothier around the corner.
Source: Wiktionary — discount.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for discount.
noun
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- price reduction
- deduction
noun
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
- discount rate
- bank discount
noun
a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
noun
an amount or percentage deducted
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is discount in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of discount
D(2) + I(1) + S(1) + C(3) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of discount
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from discount
175 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in discount. Showing up to 24, longest first.