discount
verb (used with object)
to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.).
had been discounting
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past perfect progressiveof discount.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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But the BRC said non-food retailers had been "discounting heavily to shift their summer stock, particularly for fashion and household goods".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024
Investors who in bull market days had been discounting future growth now seemed to be discounting the fall of the republic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Camden's municipal bonds, which had been discounting at 4% and 5%, gained a Class i rating: the latest batch discounted at 2%.
From Time Magazine Archive
For several seasons he had been discounting his bills.
From Tales of the Road by Crewdson, Charles N. (Charles Newman)
The bank had been discounting for weeks comparatively large sums for me.
From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin
