discount

réduction, remise

Somme retirée du prix habituel de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : An amount taken off the usual price of something.

• Can I get a discount?
• The shop offers a ten percent discount on shoes.
• We bought these tickets at a discount.

Comment l'utiliser : discount on something (Students get a discount on train tickets.); at a discount (We bought the chairs at a discount.)

Synonymes : price reduction

Expressions courantes : get a discount, student discount, discount on something

solder, réduire le prix de

Baisser le prix de quelque chose qu’on vend.

En anglais simple : To reduce the price of something you sell.

• The shop discounted its winter coats.
• We discount tickets for students.
• They have heavily discounted last year’s models.

Comment l'utiliser : discount something by + amount (The shop discounted all coats by twenty percent.)

Synonymes : reduce, mark down

Expressions courantes : discount something heavily, discount the price, discount all goods

écarter, ne pas tenir compte de

Ne pas retenir quelque chose parce qu’on le juge peu important, peu probable ou sans intérêt.

En anglais simple : To decide that something is unimportant, unlikely, or not worth considering.

• Do not discount her advice.
• They discounted his warning because he often exaggerated.
• We cannot discount the possibility of further delays.

Synonymes : dismiss, disregard, ignore

Contraires : consider

Expressions courantes : discount a possibility, discount someone’s advice, discount the evidence

escompter

Payer un titre de créance avant son échéance, en déduisant une somme correspondant aux intérêts.

En anglais simple : To pay money for a debt document before payment is due, taking off an amount for interest.

• The bank agreed to discount the bill.
• Banks discount trade bills to provide businesses with cash.
• The lender discounted the note before its payment date.

Expressions courantes : discount a bill, discount commercial paper, discount a note

à prix réduits

Qui vend des produits à des prix plus bas que d’habitude.

En anglais simple : Selling goods at lower prices than usual.

• We shop at a discount supermarket.
• A new discount store opened near the station.
• Discount retailers often sell household goods very cheaply.

Synonymes : low-cost, cut-price

Expressions courantes : discount store, discount retailer, discount supermarket