discount market

American  

noun

1. a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted.

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discount market British  

noun

1. the part of the money market consisting of banks, discount houses, and brokers on which bills are discounted

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Etymology

Origin of discount market

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Moreover, the business gained market share, finishing fiscal 2026 with an 8.4% share of the discount market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But it’s also fair to say that if American shoppers weren’t so desperate for a break from high prices, Temu wouldn’t have grabbed a fifth of the discount market in under a year.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

Gas “is crazy out of hand,” Ms. Martin said as she returned a shopping cart at an Aldi discount market in Auburn Hills, a Detroit suburb, to collect a 25-cent deposit.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2021

Both these developments would be essential in keeping Groupon’s user engagement and interest at high levels, as the company battles with the likes of LivingSocial and Google Offers in an intensely competitive daily discount market.

From Forbes • Feb. 16, 2012

In the last analysis, from the discount market in London, from the man in London who discounts the draft after it has been "accepted".

From Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer by Escher, Franklin