Used in a Sentence

discounts

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for discounts.

Editorial note

At the end of the day though the Stolen Valor shaming, demanding veteran/military discounts just reeks of entitlement.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A reduction in price.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of discounts gathered in one view.

noun

A reduction in price.

noun

The rate of interest charged in discounting.

noun

(figurative) A lack or shortcoming.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for discounts.

noun

A reduction in price.

noun

The rate of interest charged in discounting.

noun

(figurative) A lack or shortcoming.

noun

(finance) A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.

Example sentences

1

At the end of the day though the Stolen Valor shaming, demanding veteran/military discounts just reeks of entitlement.

2

Although a normal consumer probably got on to it because of all those rewards and POS discounts.

3

If this is an advantage or not, probably depends on whether it's discounts or, well, girls:-) you're after.

4

To incentivize that, you could offer discounts for neighbors who use the service together.

5

They eliminated the bulk discounts so a month worth is more expensive.

6

Do you ever plan on discounts for volumes like shown above?

7

The projects or acquired startups get to use their choice of products with discounts ranging from cheaper to at cost to free depending on budget.

8

I think individual channels will win out over cable style packages, though there might be room for an aggregator that offers discounts.

9

I'm guessing that Netflix is getting truly massive discounts from their published rates.

10

Older fliers got discounts based on their age.

11

Personally, I'd just suggest Bill Gates or another fat cat buy Mentor (cheapest) then dual-license their stuff and offer discounts for early years to startups.

12

I've gotten steep discounts or even free rides for agreeing to do stuff like pick up the drivers wife off the clock on the way home.

Quote examples

1

I don't have to take this client and offer them deep discounts to match "free".

2

Most likely this is going to work like Amazon's "discounts" where nobody would reasonably pay the crossed out price but they're going to call it a discount to make you feel better.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use discounts in a sentence?

At the end of the day though the Stolen Valor shaming, demanding veteran/military discounts just reeks of entitlement.

What does discounts mean?

A reduction in price.

What part of speech is discounts?

discounts is commonly used as noun.