Discount
/dɪsˈkaʊnt/
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters
Definition of Discount
noun
- A reduction in price.
"This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too."
- 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.
- (transactional analysis) The act of one who believes, or act as though they believe, that their own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.
verb
- To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.
"Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills."
- To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest
"the banks discount notes and bills of exchange"
- To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
- To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.
"They discounted his comments."
- To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount
Anagrams of Discount
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
d2
i1
s1
c3
o1
u1
n1
t1
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Discount
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Discount"
Discount is a 8-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "discount" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Discount" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "discount" is a medium-scoring word.