discount
verb (used with object)
to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.).
have been discounting
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present perfect progressiveof discount.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Fast-food chains have been discounting more aggressively to reclaim customers they lost after raising menu prices in recent years.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
Stores have been discounting holiday merchandise earlier and heavier.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
At $549, the AirPods Max are usually pretty expensive, but many retailers have been discounting them as of late.
From The Verge ● May 23, 2022
Companies have been discounting prices for over 2-1/2 years and did so last month more steeply than at any time since early 2010, when the single currency area was mired in a sovereign debt crisis.
From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2014
You, Jonathan, have been discounting and cutting him down on yarns.
From The Measure of a Man by Frank T. (Frank Thayer) Merrill
