- an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of something synonym reduction
- to get/offer a discount
- a 10, 20, 50, etc. per cent discount
- Spend over £50 and receive a 15 per cent discount.
- Do you qualify for a student discount?
- discount for somebody Do you give any discount for students?
- If you pay cash you may be able to negotiate a discount.
- discount on something They're offering a 10% discount on all sofas this month.
- discount off something You can get a substantial discount off your car insurance.
- at a discount They were selling everything at a discount (= at reduced prices).
- discount to something a chance to buy new shares at a discount to the current trading price
- We offer special discount rates for families.
- a discount voucher/coupon/card
- a discount store/retailer (= one that regularly sells goods at reduced prices)
- a discount airline/carrier (= an airline that sells cheap tickets)
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShopping- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb1, Businessb1, Moneyb1- Customers are allowed a discount on orders over £500.
- We offer discounts to educational institutions.
- How would you like a 20 per cent discount off your grocery bill?
- A lot of venues and galleries offer student discounts.
- If you collect ten bonus points, you will be entitled to a discount.
- It is important to negotiate a good discount.
- Members are given a discount card which entitles them to 20 per cent off.
- There is a special discount for employees.
- They offer a trade discount to builders.
- They only give you a discount if you buy more than a certain amount.
- Tickets are available to members at a discount.
- We offer a 5 per cent cash discount for prompt payment.
- a discount of 30 per cent
- a prescription drug discount card
- The store manager gave us a 10 per cent discount on the drum set.
- Get a 20 per cent discount voucher off your next visit.
- the recent growth of discount brokers and online trading
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- deep
- generous
- …
- allow somebody
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- …
- card
- coupon
- voucher
- …
- at a discount
- discount of
- discount on
- …
- a rate of discount
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French descompte (noun), descompter (verb), or (in commercial contexts) from Italian (di)scontare, both from medieval Latin discomputare, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + computare, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’.Want to learn more?
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