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How to use discount in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun, adjective

Discount means to sell at a reduced price. Example: “Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product.”

Examples of discount by meaning

verbTo sell at a reduced price.

  • Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product.

verbTo deduct from an account, debt, charge, etc.

  • Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.

verbTo disregard or regard as unimportant.

  • Owing to his reputation, they discounted his comments.

verbTo lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest.

  • The banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
  • The company's directors were chagrined to learn that banks were suddenly refusing to discount its notes.

verbTo take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).

  • The market has dropped, discounting changes in interest rates.

nounA reduction in price.

  • For the summer sale, there was 40% discount in all the stores at the mall.
  • This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too.

adjectiveSpecializing in selling goods at reduced prices.

  • If you're looking for cheap clothes, there's a discount clothier around the corner.

More sentences with discount

  • They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds.From the entry second
  • I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.From the entry forgo
  • I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.From the entry get
  • My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.From the entry auto
  • A wave of shoppers stampeded through the door when the store opened for its Christmas discount special.From the entry wave
  • The inauguration of the new bar was a success, with plenty of discounts.From the entry inauguration
  • This voucher entitles the bearer to a 20% discount on frozen goods.From the entry voucher
  • We honor veterans and senior citizens with a ten percent discount.From the entry veteran
  • These coupons will get you a discount at Johnny's Bar and Grill.From the entry grill
  • She shops at discount department stores, but looks as if she patronized high-end boutiques.From the entry high-end
  • There are plenty of discounted Christmas items in the Boxing Day sale.From the entry boxing day
  • The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal.From the entry miss the boat
  • Having overordered the unpopular new toys, we were forced to sell them at a discount.From the entry overorder
  • In the discount bin by the door sat a pile of pan and scans, mostly comedies, that no one would touch.From the entry pan and scan
  • Only verified cardholders are eligible for the discount.From the entry verified
  • There is no discount on unticketed items.From the entry unticketed
  • The heavily discounted initial engine sales were offset by the follow-on sales of engines and highly profitable spare parts.From the entry follow-on
  • You can avail discounts on food.From the entry avail
  • They are about the same quality, so if you can get a discount on the color you like, that would be the way to go.From the entry way to go
  • He gave a tongue-in-cheek explanation of why the sky was blue, offering a theory about some primordial discount on light blue paint.From the entry tongue-in-cheek
  • Our restaurant offers discounts to conferencegoers.From the entry conferencegoer
  • Beginning next year the museum will sweeten the pot for season pass members by offering them a 10% discount in the gift shop in addition to unlimited free admission.From the entry sweeten the pot
  • As a result, Triton received a cost discount on its truck order, which included this truck.2024, NTSB, Highway Investigation Report, HIR-24-05. From the entry standard
  • And taking a safe-driving course can earn you a discount of up to 15 percent.2021 May, Real Simple, Meredith Corporation, page 74. From the entry backup camera
  • She comes here and tells me what discount I have to put on my merchandise.2019, Dorothy Louise Zinn, Raccomandazione: Clientelism and Connections in Italy (European Anthropology in Translation; 7), New York…. From the entry mafiosa
  • Pokémon Goers were invited to enter the museum at a discounted rate and search for Pokémon characters.2016 July 19, Kora Chrzan, “Pokémon Go takes off in the Ozarks”, in Branson Tri-Lakes News. From the entry Pokémon Goer
  • But the city now has an answer for that, too: it is offering discounts on carbonators.2009 June 12, Elisabeth Rosenthal, “City Known for Its Water Turns to Tap to Lessen Trash”, in New York Times. From the entry carbonator
  • Bessie liked her job at Auerbachs; she got a discount on her purchases.2005, Helen Papanikolas, Rain in the Valley: A Novel, Logan, U.T.: Utah State University Press, →ISBN, page 150. From the entry depresh
  • Despite his antitheological bias, James recognized that he could not completely discount religious doctrines.1996, Julie A. Reuben, The Making of the Modern University, page 107. From the entry antitheological
  • Insurance company actuaries view the discounts as unmerited and unfair to other policyholders.1991 February 19, John Tierney, “Laws Encourage Car Alarms, But Din May Not Be Worth It”, in The New York Times. From the entry unmerited
  • Both saunas offer discount to the under 26’s, and provide clean towels and robes.1991, Laurence Phillips, “Sex, Mags and Videotape”, in Paris Scene: Gay Eurocity Guide, GMP Publishers Ltd, →ISBN, page 177. From the entry betowelled

Meaning of discount

  1. verb To sell at a reduced price.
  2. verb To deduct from an account, debt, charge, etc.
  3. verb To disregard or regard as unimportant.

Full definition of discount

Questions about discount in a sentence

How do you use discount in a sentence?
Discount is used as a verb, noun and adjective. For example: “Sales were slow even after the shop discounted the product.”
What is a short sentence with discount?
“Our restaurant offers discounts to conferencegoers.”
What does discount mean?
Discount means to sell at a reduced price.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: discount (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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