noun · neutral
discount
/ˈdɪskaʊnt/DIS·count
Band 4-5speakingtask2
an amount taken off the usual price; a reduction in price
Examples
“Students get a 10% discount on museum entry.”
“The shop offered a discount for bulk orders.”
“They applied a seasonal discount to all winter coats.”
Band 8 sentence
“The retailer offered an immediate discount at checkout to incentivise customers to complete their purchases.”
Collocations
- give a discount
- a 20% discount
- discount code
Word family
discount noun / verbdiscounted adjectivediscounting verb-ing / noun
Common mistakes
10% off discount→10% discount
Can you do me a discount?→Can you give me a discount?
Say it for a higher band
5sale→6reduction→7+discount
Synonyms
reduction
Easily confused
sale
“The shop has a sale this weekend.”
rebate
“You can apply for a rebate after purchase.”
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