discount chain
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈdɪskaʊnt tʃeɪn/
- UK
:
cadena de descuento
- The popular discount chain opened a new store in our neighborhood last month.
- discount chain store
Examples
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It costs between $80 and $125 and is available through distributors such as department stores and discount chains.
Academic text (1990) -
Dubbed the Bra Doctor, the Bra Whisperer, and other lofty titles, I decided to finally see Iris because I usually pick up my bras at discount chains.
Blog text (1) -
Before the evening ended, the attending voters stood prepared to tar-and-feather any discount chain executive who might set foot in Greenbriar, and it was obvious they'd also embraced Serge's other ideas for making the Borough Council a friend to local business.
Fiction book (2001) -
The books got noticed by the buyers at the mega discount chains—Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and Costco—as well as at Borders and Barnes and Noble.
Academic text (2009) -
The discount chain offers a variety of products at lower prices than local stores.
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Many shoppers prefer to visit a discount chain to save money on their groceries.
Synonyms
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2.9
A group of shops or restaurants owned by the same company
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3.3
A shop that sells everyday items at lower prices than usual
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2.8
A group of stores owned or run by the same company that sell similar goods
A shop or company that sells goods at lower prices than usual
How Discounted
- UK
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group of retail stores selling goods at lower prices' is directly and compositionally derived from 'discount' (price reduction) + 'chain' (multiple outlets under the same business); a learner who knows both words can infer this combination. This noun–noun compounding follows standard English patterns and is cross‑linguistically transparent, so it should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The compound noun discount chain comes from a simple picture: many shops joined like the links of a chain, all offering a discount, or 'low prices'. So it means a 'group of stores' owned by the same company that sell goods at 'low prices'.