discount
verb (used with object)
to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.).
discounting
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present participleof discount.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The company began its test by discounting the price of its Halo Glow Skin Tint by $4, Fields said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
So far, that hasn’t led to significant discounting, at least in direct-to-consumer sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
McDonald’s executives conceded on Tuesday that recent discounting initiatives haven’t always worked out and have even turned away some of the restaurant’s biggest fans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Indeed, it is the same figure provided by Las Casas, patron saint of High Counters, foremost among the old Spanish sources whose estimates Henige spends many pages discounting.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
