discount market

American

noun

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

discount market British

noun

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

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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

Fortunately for Amazon, Apple isn't going to touch the discount market.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2011

A broad discount market is one to which many borrowers resort with full assurance that they will find many lenders.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

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