discount

[/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (noun), /dɪsˈkaʊnt/ (verb)]

noun/verbmasculinepl: discounts / descontos

desconto

1. A reduction in the usual price of something

The store is offering a 20% discount on winter clothes.

A loja está oferecendo um desconto de 20% em roupas de inverno.

2. To reduce the price of something

The retailer decided to discount their products before the holiday season.

O varejista decidiu descontar seus produtos antes da temporada de férias.

3. To regard something as being of little importance; to dismiss

We should not discount the possibility of rain tomorrow.

Não devemos descartar a possibilidade de chuva amanhã.

NYC Slang

markdown, deal, bargain

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General Brazilian

desconto

Most common and widely used throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

desconto

Standard usage, sometimes informally 'descontaço' for large discounts

São Paulo

desconto

Standard business and retail usage

Portugal

desconto

Identical usage; also used in formal commercial contexts

at a discount - a preço reduzido

discount rate - taxa de desconto

volume discount - desconto por volume

early bird discount - desconto para madrugadores

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