# discounted

/ˈdɪsˌkaʊnɪd/ (US) · /dɪskˈaʊntɪd/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/discounted
Updated: 2026-06-20

## Senses

### 1. at a lower price

adjective · CEFR B1

sold at a cheaper price than the original cost.

For teachers: offered for sale at a reduced price or with a deduction from the standard cost.

- I bought these shoes at a discounted price during the summer sale.
- The retailer managed to clear its excess inventory by offering heavily discounted rates to loyalty card members during the off-season.

### 2. ignored or dismissed

verb · CEFR B2

to have decided that an idea or fact is not worth considering or is not true.

For teachers: to have dismissed or ignored a possibility, fact, or person as being unworthy of serious consideration.

- The police discounted his story because he had lied to them before.
- The board discounted the initial findings of the report, arguing that the sample size was too small to represent the national population accurately.

Usage: Often used in the passive voice to describe ideas or theories.

### 3. financial value

adjective · CEFR C1 · Technical · Academic

describes a future amount of money that has been changed to show what it is worth today.

For teachers: relating to the present value of a future payment or stream of payments, adjusted for interest or risk.

- The company calculated the discounted cash flow to see if the project was worth it.
- Analysts used a discounted cash flow model to determine the intrinsic value of the firm's long-term assets in a volatile market.

Usage: Common in finance and accounting contexts.

## Examples

- The shop sells discounted clothes at the end of the season.
- We managed to book a discounted hotel room by using a last-minute travel app.
- The retailer cleared its remaining inventory by offering heavily discounted rates to loyalty program members before the new collection arrived.

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