discount market

noun

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

discount market

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of discount market¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

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

Among those supporters is Steven Franco, who sued Grant in 2018 for raising taxes eightfold on the discount market, in what Franco thinks was an attempt to push himself and other business owners who are not Black out of the city.

From Washington Post

Owners of a discount market, a Chinese takeout restaurant and a liquor store say officials violated the city’s charter and state and federal laws when they created an ordinance that spiked property taxes of certain businesses.

From Seattle Times

The owners of a discount market, a Chinese takeout restaurant and a liquor store say officials violated the city’s charter and state and federal laws when they created an ordinance that sent the property taxes of certain businesses soaring.

From Washington Post