cash discount
Americannoun
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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.
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the amount deducted.
noun
Etymology
Origin of cash discount
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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The company set up its own direct-to-consumer sites to allow patients to purchase its Airspura inhaler and Farxiga diabetes drug at a cash discount.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Hypothetically, everything’s cool as long as the bartender tells the customer he’s getting a cash discount.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2017
They were finally given a cash discount, and then they returned home to more donations and a gift from the Lions Club.
From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2016
I asked the sales assistant if there was a cash discount.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2013
Gentlemen: We hand you herewith net bill of your advertising, cash discount being taken off as per your instructions through Mr. Bates.
From The Bread Line A Story of a Paper by Paine, Albert Bigelow
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