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[dis-kount, dis-kount, dis-kount] / ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt, ˈdɪs kaʊnt /






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The discount retailer on Thursday posted a profit of $550.3 million for its quarter ended July 31, up from $411.4 million a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Crocs bought back stale inventory of its struggling HeyDude brand, known for slip-on shoes, and provided retailers with financial support to discount products.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Mamdani’s plan would offer a core basket of staples at a 30% discount to market rates, with operators receiving free rent and subsidies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The stores, run by external operators but overseen by the city, would offer a core basket of staples at a 30% discount to market rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

I’m afraid that I may have underestimated him at first and thought him some kind of discount superintendent.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Concerned tourism operators in some US border states are rolling out the red carpet with discounts for Canadians.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods tumbled toward their worst day in three years on Tuesday, as the sporting-goods retailer’s bleak earnings report revealed that people needed deeper discounts to buy athletic shoes and clothes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

The U.S. today charges a 25% tariff on Canadian automobiles, with discounts for the American content in cars.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The footwear maker took a sales hit as it cut back on discounts even amid an inventory glut, but has now returned to growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

They entered all the contests, availed themselves of all the discounts that were advertised and had, on two occasions, won a T-shirt and a thermos flask that Baby Kochamma kept locked away in her cupboard.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

At every turn, Ward credited the state’s expert testimony and discounted the testimony of defense witnesses and experts.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

She founded crisis support centre Second Chance Medway, which runs a discounted food pantry two days a week, where she now sees not only people on benefits, but working people too.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Often the first order is free or heavily discounted so you give it a try and tell yourself you'll cancel it before the deadline.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Kris pops in a disc of “Camp Miasma’s” tawdry 2008 reboot, which cinematographer Eric Yue makes look as flat as the discounted DVD.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Foragers discounted the future because they lived from hand to mouth and could only preserve food or accumulate possessions with difficulty.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

If policymakers issue a forecast, they start crediting evidence that confirms it and discounting evidence that doesn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

In Premier League terms, even when discounting the gulf in experience, Pickford boasts an undeniable edge.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Nike’s digital business has faltered, and it has tried to refashion that segment into a destination for higher-priced fare, rather than discounting.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Indeed, it is the same figure provided by Las Casas, patron saint of High Counters, foremost among the old Spanish sources whose estimates Henige spends many pages discounting.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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