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to discount

to discount

75 4.2
To treat something as unimportant and ignore it
  • verb
  • /ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt/
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  • Despite the problems, not everyone is willing to discount the value of using arbitration in the employment context.
  • discount the possibility
  • discount the importance
  • discount the significance

And at that stage, you can discount all of that feedback.

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Examples

  • So part of our research is anti research to discount what everyone else has talked about.

  • But I'd like to explain a couple of things about what we're trying to do in this campaign before you discount it altogether.

  • So what else do you need to discount in the R to account for the risk?

  • Are you just gonna discount that?

  • And at that stage, you can discount all of that feedback.

  • Most folks had finally started to discount the possibility that we would ever find anyone else.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • And so people tend to discount the things we all just take for granted.

  • But we can't discount the fact that people want food there.

  • One important factor that should not be discounted is the role of gut feeling or intuition.

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's unfair to discount her contributions just because of her age.

Synonyms

to ignore
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1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

is more about judging something unworthy rather than mere nonattention
to dismiss
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332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

is a more general ignoring that can be less formal
to disregard
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119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

focuses more on judging lack of worth than on mere inattention
to dismiss as
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59 4.6

To say someone or something is not worth taking seriously without careful thought

is more about judging low worth rather than applying a negative label
to brush off
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  • Informal
22 3.9

To ignore what someone says or feels as unimportant

is a broader judgment of low worth, not only casual rejection
to brush aside
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13 4.5

Ignore a person or thing because you think they are not important

is more a steady judgment of low value rather than a quick action
to push aside
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7 4.1

Refuse to think about something, for example worries or objections

is more about seeing lack of worth rather than actively excluding thought
to pooh-pooh
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5 9.5

To treat an idea or opinion as unimportant and not worth taking seriously

is less about ridicule and more about deciding something lacks value
to wave off
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  • Informal
2 5.9

Treat something as unimportant and ignore it

is a clearer judgment of low worth, not just a rejecting gesture
to hold cheap
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  • Literature
7.2

To think someone or something has little value

is more about ignoring importance rather than directly judging monetary worth

Antonyms

670 2.4

To look at someone or something carefully to understand it

286 3.9

To show that you have noticed someone or something

Phrasal Verbs

To pay a lower price when you buy something

To tell a seller you want a lower price

Compounds

A shop that sells things like food and clothes for lower prices

discount rate
  • Specialized
6 4.9

Interest rate a central bank charges banks for borrowing money

A much lower price than usual on an item

1 3.0

A group of shops owned by the same company that sell goods at low prices

An act of stealing small items from a shop, often said as a joke

A shop that sells goods at lower prices than regular stores

discount rate
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Interest taken from the loan amount before you receive the money

A shop or company that sells goods at lower prices than usual

bank discount
  • Specialized
7.0

A bank takes interest off a loan before you get the money

trade discount
  • Specialized
3.1

A reduction in the price shown given to a shop for buying large amounts of goods

How Dismissive

to reject
839 1.9
to dismiss
332 3.0
to discount
75 4.2
to ignore
1.0
to downplay
59 5.3

Surface Forms

discount infinitive
discounted past
discounted past participle
discounting present participle
discounts third person singular

Morphology

discount = count (semi-transparent) = dis + count

The idea of 'not counting' can lead to 'not giving weight or consideration', but the target sense is not a fully automatic inference for many learners.

Etymology

Discount meaning 'ignore' grew from the idea of 'counting less': if you 'discount' an opinion you treat it as less important. So to discount someone's view is to reduce its value or not give it much weight.