discount *** dis·count n vb

discount *** dis·count n vb
[dɪs'kaʊnt]
1. n
(reduction) sconto, riduzione f

a discount for students — una riduzione per studenti

a twenty per cent discount — uno sconto del venti per cento

to be at a discount — (Comm) essere scontato (-a), (fig: little valued) essere svalutato (-a)

to buy at a discount — comprare a prezzo scontato

to give sb a discount on sth — fare uno sconto a qn su qc

discount for cash — sconto cassa inv

discount rate — tasso di sconto

2. vt
Comm scontare, (fig: report, idea, theory) non badare a

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