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noun

discount

CEFR B1

the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

In a sentence

Six example sentences with discount, each labelled with its topic.

  • The chain offered a twenty percent discount on winter coats in March, clearing shelves faster than any advertising campaign had.

    Business

  • Booking eleven months ahead earned us a deep discount, though the airline refused to move the dates afterward.

    Travel

  • Founders gave early subscribers a permanent discount, a decision that felt generous in year one and painful in year three.

    Startups

  • The summer discount cut the game's price by seventy percent, and its player count rose tenfold within days.

    Gaming

  • Economists study how a discount on off-peak tickets shifts demand away from the crowded morning trains.

    Economics

  • The label offered a discount on the box set for the first week, and preorders covered the pressing costs.

    Music

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