dis·count

noun

/ˈdɪskaʊnt/

[countable, uncountable]

an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of something折扣 synonym reduction
- to get/offer a discount得到／提供折扣
- a 10, 20, 50, etc. per cent discount9 折、8 折、5 折等
- Spend over £50 and receive a 15 per cent discount.消费超过 50 英镑即可享受 15% 的折扣。
- Do you qualify for a student discount?您有资格享受学生折扣吗？
- discount for somebody Do you give any discount for students?学生有打折吗？
- If you pay cash you may be able to negotiate a discount.如果您支付现金，您也许可以协商折扣。
- discount on something They're offering a 10% discount on all sofas this month.本月他们给沙发统统打九折。
- discount off something You can get a substantial discount off your car insurance.您可以获得汽车保险的大幅折扣。
- at a discount They were selling everything at a discount (= at reduced prices).他们销售的所有商品都打折。
- discount to something a chance to buy new shares at a discount to the current trading price 有机会以低于当前交易价格的价格购买新股
- We offer special discount rates for families.我们给家庭客户特惠折扣价。
- a discount voucher/coupon/card折扣券/优惠券/卡
- a discount store/retailer (= one that regularly sells goods at reduced prices)折扣店；折扣零售商
- a discount airline/carrier (= an airline that sells cheap tickets)折扣航空公司/承运商（= 出售廉价机票的航空公司）
Wordfinder
- buy
- discount
- loyalty card
- purchase
- receipt
- reduction
- refund
- short-change
- store card
- voucher
Collocations Shopping
ShoppingShopping
- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
At the shop/store
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
Buying goods
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
Extra Examples
- Customers are allowed a discount on orders over £500.订单超过 500 美元的顾客可以享受优惠。
- We offer discounts to educational institutions.我们为教育机构提供折扣。
- How would you like a 20 per cent discount off your grocery bill?您想在杂货账单上享受 20% 的折扣吗？
- A lot of venues and gallleries offer student discounts.许多场馆和画廊都提供学生折扣。
- If you collect ten bonus points, you will be entitled to a discount.集满 10 个奖励积分就可以享受折扣价。
- It is important to negotiate a good discount and obtain books on approval.重要的是要谈下一个优厚的折扣价，而且图书包退包换。
- Members are given a discount card which entitles them to 20 per cent off.会员将获得一张折扣卡，可以享受 20% 的折扣。
- There is a special discount for employees.对员工有特别优惠。
- They offer a trade discount to builders.他们向建筑商提供同行折扣价。
- They only give you a discount if you buy more than a certain amount.购买超过一定数量，他们才会给打折。
- Tickets are available to members at a discount.会员可以优惠价购票。
- We offer a 5 per cent cash discount for prompt payment.对于及时付款，我们提供 5% 的现金折扣。
- a discount of 30 per cent30％的折扣
- a prescription drug discount card处方药打折卡
- The store manager gave us a 10 per cent discount on the drum set.商店经理给了我们 10% 的鼓组折扣。
- Get a 20 per cent discount voucher off your next visit.下次访问时可获得 20% 的折扣券。
- the recent growth of discount brokers and online trading 折扣经纪商和在线交易最近的增长
Topics Shoppingb1, Businessb1, Moneyb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- deep
- generous
- …
verb + discount
- allow somebody
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- …
discount + noun
- card
- coupon
- voucher
- …
preposition
- at a discount
- discount of
- discount on
- …
phrases
- a rate of discount
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French descompte (noun), descompter (verb), or (in commercial contexts) from Italian (di)scontare, both from medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + computare, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’.

dis·count

verb

/ˈdɪskaʊnt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they discount	/dɪsˈkaʊnt/ /dɪsˈkaʊnt/
he / she / it discounts	/dɪsˈkaʊnts/ /dɪsˈkaʊnts/
past simple discounted	/dɪsˈkaʊntɪd/ /dɪsˈkaʊntɪd/
past participle discounted	/dɪsˈkaʊntɪd/ /dɪsˈkaʊntɪd/
-ing form discounting	/dɪsˈkaʊntɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkaʊntɪŋ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they discount	/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ /ˈdɪskaʊnt/
he / she / it discounts	/ˈdɪskaʊnts/ /ˈdɪskaʊnts/
past simple discounted	/ˈdɪskaʊntɪd/ /ˈdɪskaʊntɪd/
past participle discounted	/ˈdɪskaʊntɪd/ /ˈdɪskaʊntɪd/
-ing form discounting	/ˈdɪskaʊntɪŋ/ /ˈdɪskaʊntɪŋ/

/ˈdɪskaʊnt/

/ˈdɪskaʊnt/
[usually passive] to take an amount of money off the usual cost of something; to sell something at a discount打折扣；打折出售 synonym reduce
- be discounted by something Most of our stock has been discounted by up to 40 per cent.我们的大部分存货价格低至 6 折。
- discounted rates/fares折扣率/票价
- Students can get discounted tickets.学生可以获得折扣票。
- Aer Lingus is offering heavily discounted prices on flights to the US this month. 爱尔兰航空本月飞往美国的航班现在有大幅折扣价。
- discount something The newspaper will discount its cover price this week.该报本周将对其封面价格打折。
More Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speech
Pronunciation changes by part of speech
- abuse
- alternate
- advocate
- approximate
- contract
- converse
- convict
- decrease
- delegate
- discount
- duplicate
- estimate
- export
- extract
- graduate
- import
- intimate
- moderate
- object
- permit
- present
- protest
- record
- refund
- refuse
- subject
- suspect
- survey
- torment
- upgrade
Extra Examples
- We're offering discounted prices throughout March.整个3月份我们都打折销售。
- It's a mistake to heavily discount the price per item when bidding for a job.在投标工作时大幅折扣每件商品的价格是错误的。
- Some of last season's stock is still available at hugely discounted prices.部分上季库存仍可享受大幅折扣。
- The discounted fares can be up to 70 per cent less than the airlines' published prices.折扣票价最多可比航空公司公布的价格低 70%。
- New regulations reduced the airlines' capacity to discount fares.新规定减少了航空公司打折机票的能力。
- The magazine's first issue was sold at the heavily discounted price of £3.00.该杂志第一期以 3 英镑的大幅折扣价出售。
- You can find discounted flights on the internet.你可以在互联网上买到打折机票。
Topics Moneyb2, Shoppingb2
/dɪsˈkaʊnt/

/dɪsˈkaʊnt/
(formal) to think or say that something is not important or not true认为…不重要；对…不全信；低估 synonym dismiss
- discount something We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes.我们不能低估再次发生罢工的可能性。
- discount something as something The news reports were being discounted as propaganda.人们认为这些新闻报道不过是为了宣传，不可全信。
Extra Examples
- Buckingham Palace discounted fears for the Queen's health.白金汉宫淡化了对女王健康状况的担忧。
- This theory has now been largely discounted.这个理论现在已经被很大程度上打折扣了。

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French descompte (noun), descompter (verb), or (in commercial contexts) from Italian (di)scontare, both from medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + computare, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’.