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discompting

discompting is the present participle and gerund of discompt.

Meaning of discompt

Verb

discompt (third-person singular simple present discompts, present participle discompting, simple past and past participle discompted)

  1. (archaic) To discount.
    • Whachum had neither cross nor pile ,
      His plunder was not worth the while ;
      All which the conqueror did discompt,
      To pay for curing of his rump1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Questions about discompting

What is discompting the present participle and gerund of?
Discompting is the present participle and gerund of discompt.

Words near discompting in the dictionary

  1. discomprehended
  2. discomprehending
  3. discomprehends
  4. discompt
  5. discompted
  6. discompting
  7. discompts
  8. discoms
  9. discomycete
  10. discomycetes
  11. discomycetous

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