Discounting

/dɪˈskaʊntɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of reducing a price or the process of considering something as unimportant or not worth much attention.

Etymology

Present participle of 'discount,' from Old French 'desconter.' The verb developed two meanings: originally to deduct money, then metaphorically to dismiss or minimize something's value.

Kelly Says

Neuroscientists use 'discounting' to explain why humans are terrible at thinking long-term—we 'discount' future rewards compared to immediate ones, which is why saving money feels harder than spending it now.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሽምጥ ነኰ
shi-mpt ne-g
ARالعربية
خصم
khasm
BNবাংলা
মূল্য কম
mool-ya kom
CACatalà
descompte
des-kom-pte
CSČeština
sleva
s-leva
DADansk
rabat
ra-bat
DEDeutsch
rabatt
rah-bat
ELΕλληνικά
έκπτωση
ek-p-to-si
ESEspañol
descontar
des-kon-tar
FAفارسی
تخفیف
takh-fi-f
FISuomi
alennus
a-le-nus
FRFrançais
décote
day-kot
GUGU
બેચવા
be-cha-va
HAHA
sayar
say-ar
HEעברית
הנחה
hen-kha
HIहिन्दी
छूट
chhut
HUMagyar
kedvezmény
ke-dez-men
IDBahasa Indonesia
diskon
dis-kon
IGIG
akwukwo
ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
sconto
skon-to
JA日本語
割引
waribiki
KKKK
кешiм
ke-shim
KMKM
លក់តូច
lak to-ch
KO한국어
할인
hal-in
MRMR
छूट देणे
chhut de-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
diskaun
dis-kau-n
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့် ဆိုင်
kye-yap-natt so-in
NLNederlands
korting
kort-ing
NONorsk
rabatt
ra-bat
PAPA
છૂટ
chhut
PLPolski
rabat
ra-bat
PTPortuguês
descontar
des-kon-tar
RORomână
reduceri
re-du-ce-ri
RUРусский
скидка
ski-dka
SVSvenska
rabatt
ra-bat
SWKiswahili
punguza
pun-goo-za
TAதமிழ்
விலை குறைப்பு
vi-lai ku-rai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
할인
hal-in
THไทย
ลดราคา
lot ra-kha
TLTL
diskwento
dis-kwento
TRTürkçe
indirim
in-di-rim
UKУкраїнська
знижка
z-ny-zh-ka
URاردو
سہارا
sa-ha-ra
VITiếng Việt
giảm giá
gam gia
YOYO
ṣẹ̀
sheh
ZH中文
折扣
zhe-kou
ZUZU
ukuthwala
koo-th-wa-la

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