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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Discount \Dis"count`\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]compte. See Discount,
     v. t.]
     1. A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any
        account whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt,
        demand, price asked, and the like; something taken or
        deducted.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or
        purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of
        interest upon money.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The rate of interest charged in discounting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     At a discount, below par, or below the nominal value;
        hence, colloquially, out of favor; poorly esteemed;
        depreciated.
  
     Bank discount, a sum equal to the interest at a given rate
        on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of
        discounting until it become due.
  
     Discount broker, one who makes a business of discounting
        commercial paper; a bill broker.
  
     Discount day, a particular day of the week when a bank
        discounts bills.
  
     True discount, the interest which, added to a principal,
        will equal the face of a note when it becomes due. The
        principal yielding this interest is the present value of
        the note.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Discount \Dis"count`\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]compte. See Discount,
     v. t.]
     1. A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any
        account whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt,
        demand, price asked, and the like; something taken or
        deducted.
  
     2. A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or
        purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of
        interest upon money.
  
     3. The rate of interest charged in discounting.
  
     At a discount, below par, or below the nominal value;
        hence, colloquially, out of favor; poorly esteemed;
        depreciated.
  
     Bank discount, a sum equal to the interest at a given rate
        on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of
        discounting until it become due.
  
     Discount broker, one who makes a business of discounting
        commercial paper; a bill broker.
  
     Discount day, a particular day of the week when a bank
        discounts bills.
  
     True discount, the interest which, added to a principal,
        will equal the face of a note when it becomes due. The
        principal yielding this interest is the present value of
        the note.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  at a discount /atə dˈɪskaʊnt/
  unter Nennwert
   see: face value, nominal value, denominational value, par value, par, above par, at par, below par, under par
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     打个折扣,没销路,不受尊重

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