discount

Related to discount: discount rate

at a discount

1. Below the usual commercial price or value. The prices are so much cheaper over there that I always feel like I'm getting things at a discount.
2. In low regard as to esteem, value, or worth; worthless or undesirable. The rebels were at first celebrated for defying the monarchy, but they are now at a discount since they began attacking civilian targets. Though he was a pioneer of the field, the views of Sigmund Freud are held at a discount by most modern psychologists.
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five-finger discount

The act of shoplifting. You're going to get caught if you keep using your five-finger discount at all of these places!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

five-finger discount

Sl. shoplifting. Sam used his five-finger discount to get the kind of ring Jane wanted. I got this necklace by five-finger discount.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

at a discount

At a lower than usual price; also, held in low esteem. For example, I'm holding off on buying a computer until I can get one at a discount, or Liberals are at a discount in the present administration. The first usage, mainly found in business and commerce, dates from about 1700. The figurative usage is about a century newer.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

five-finger discount

an act of shoplifting. North American informal
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

five-finger discount

n. the acquisition of something by shoplifting. Mooshoo used his five-finger discount to get the kind of ring Britney wanted.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • at a discount
  • cut somebody some slack
  • five-finger discount
  • early bird special
  • see (someone's) point
  • take (one's) point
  • take somebody's point
  • take someone's point
  • they don't make them like they used to
  • travel by (something)
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Any partial payment of principal on a market discount bond acquired after October 22, 1986, is includable as ordinary income to the extent it does not exceed the market discount on the bond that has accrued up to that time.
Market discount
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