cash discount

American  

noun

1. 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.

2. the amount deducted.

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cash discount British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cash discount

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

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cash discount

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

The company will start offering it next year to some third-party cash discount card administrators.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

Hypothetically, everything’s cool as long as the bartender tells the customer he’s getting a cash discount.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2017

I asked the sales assistant if there was a cash discount.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2013

Until recent years, these terms were frequently abused, the customer demanding much longer credits and often taking a ten-day cash discount after thirty or more days had elapsed.

From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

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