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(noun) the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |
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Synonyms: deduction, price reduction |
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Related Words: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down |
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(verb) give a discount on |
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Related Words: allow, mark down, rebate |
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(noun) an amount or percentage deducted |
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Synonyms: deduction |
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Related Words: adjustment, allowance, trade discount |
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(noun) a refund of some fraction of the amount paid |
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Synonyms: rebate |
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Related Words: refund, rent-rebate |
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(noun) interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
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Synonyms: bank discount, discount rate |
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Related Words: bank rate, interest rate, rate of interest |
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(verb) bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" |
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Synonyms: brush aside, brush off, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside |
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Related Words: discredit, disoblige, flout, laugh away, laugh off, pass off, reject, scoff, turn a blind eye |
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