discount

n. 折扣, 贴现率
vt. 打折扣
vi. 贴现
【法】 折扣, 贴现打折扣, 折息; 折扣, 折让, 减价
相关词组:
at a discount

动词过去式:discounted 过去分词:discounted 现在分词:discounting 第三人称单数:discounts 形容词:discountable 

dis.count

v.（动词）
dis.count.ed,dis.count.ing,dis.counts 缩写 dis.,disc.
v.tr.（及物动词）
To deduct or subtract from a cost or price.
减少：从费用或价格中扣除或减去


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.
以折扣价买卖：打折买或卖（期票、钞票或其它商业票据）所减的价相等于在其到期前所积的利息数
To lend money on (a commercial paper not immediately payable) after deducting the interest.
减息贷款：在扣除利息后（以商业支票无需立即付钱的形式）贷款


To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price.
削价出售，打折
To reduce in quantity or value.
减价，减量：在数量或价值上减少


To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard:
忽视：认为其不可信或有夸大成分而不信；不理睬：
例句：
discount a rumor.
对谣言漠然置之

To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize:
低估…的意义和效果；轻视：
例句：
took care not to discount his wife`s accomplishments.
当心别低估了他妻子的成就

To regard with doubt or disbelief.
不相信，不信任：怀疑地或不全信看待
To anticipate and make allowance for; reckon with in advance.
预期，事先考虑：预料并减轻其影响；提前考虑到
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To lend money after deduction of interest.
贴现；减息贷款：在扣除利息后贷款
n.（名词）

A reduction from the full or standard amount of a price or debt.
折扣：从整个或标准的价格或债款的折扣
The interest deducted prior to purchasing, selling, or lending a commercial paper; the discount rate.
贴现率：在购买、出售或贷款的商业票据前削减利息；贴现率
The act or an instance of discounting a bill of exchange, note, or other commercial paper.
贴现：对期票、钞票或其他商业票据打折扣的过程或事例
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用于修饰另一个名词：
例句：
a discount market; discount merchandise.
打折商场；打折商品


来源：
Alteration influenced by dis- count
受 dis-的影响 count
of French décompter
法语 décompter的变化
from Old French desconter
源自 古法语 desconter
des- [away] * see dis-
des- [去，离开；除去] *参见 dis-
conter [to count] * see count
conter [算，数，计算] *参见 count

【引伸】
dis.count.able
adj.（形容词）