discount
verb (used with object)
to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.).
had discounted
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past perfectof discount.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, though, I find that I’m getting an education—learning about parts of retirement I had discounted or overlooked, and discovering what matters most as we age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit had denied their claim that judges had discounted Mr. Bourgeois’s disability based on standards that have been superseded by diagnostic criteria from organizations like the American Psychiatric Association.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2020
Officials had discounted any link between that background and Boyle's capture, with one official describing it in 2014 as a "horrible coincidence."
From Time ● Oct. 14, 2017
In an interview Sunday with The Associated Press, Coe had discounted - though not completely ruled out - the possibility of suspending Russia, saying he supported “engagement not isolation.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2015
It was Mietje, stooped, care-worn little Mietje, whose offer of help we had discounted, who kept us in touch with Nollie.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
