discount
verb (used with object)
to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.).
was discounting
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past progressiveof discount.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“If he was discounting them and disowning them and marginalizing them, I don’t think they would feel as empowered.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2020
Enrollment had dropped, the school was discounting tuition nearly 60 percent to attract students, maintenance costs were piling up and administrators had begun to draw down the endowment at an alarming rate.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2016
As he did with me, he told her the elevated line right above us was something “I built,” before saying “we,” apparently realizing he was discounting the work and leadership of many others.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2011
I was discounting his hand – it could be any old rubbish – but I knew he would make a continuation stab.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2010
They could only tell the truth in the matter, that he was discounting his bills with them.
From Tales of the Road by Charles N. (Charles Newman) Crewdson
