cash discount

noun

a term of sale by which the buyer deducts a percentage from the bill if it is paid immediately in cash or within a stipulated period by check or cash.

the amount deducted.

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Origin of cash discount

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby cash discount

cash card, cash cow, cash crop, cash customer, cash desk, cash discount, cash dispenser, cash flow, cash in, cash in one's chips, cash journal

British Dictionary definitions for cash discount

cash discount

noun

a discount granted to a purchaser who pays before a stipulated date

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