discount
UK/'diskaunt/US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREB1
Definitions
n.
An amount taken off the usual price
折扣，减价
v.
To reduce the price of something
打折，减价
v.
To treat as unlikely or unimportant; to disregard
不予重视，对……打折扣，无视
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- ('away') + count (reckon) = 'reckon an amount away.' A discount is the part subtracted from the full count, the price. The same 'knock it down' logic gives the figurative verb: to discount a claim is to treat it as worth less than it appears.
Root count still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.at a discount打折
- 2.discount price折扣价
- 3.offer a discount提供折扣
- 4.discount store折扣店
- 5.deep discount大幅折扣
Example Sentences
- 1.
Students get a ten percent discount on all tickets.
- 2.
The store discounts last season's clothes by half.
- 3.
Don't discount his advice just because he's young.