to get a discount
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1.8
- phrasal verb
:
conseguir un descuento
- But you get a discount, of course.
- always get a discount
- probably get a discount
- get a discount, too
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- We had the same mediator and I was like, do I get a discount for bringing her?
- They're not appreciative of the fact that they got a discount.
- And that solution will often involve me getting a discount.
- And I go, it's not worth a warm bucket of spit, 'cause I don't get a discount at the restaurant.
- And So what he did was he went out and he found he got a discount from a manufacturer on water softeners and generators.
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- My sister works for this company Post Net and they're making me all these cups and I get a discount 'cause I'm her sister, her brother, I'm not her sister.
Examples
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Usually when I buy two of something, I get a discount.
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I got a discount on the tickets.
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And so I was able to get a discount off the purchase price of the building.
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Hey, real talk, do you get a discount or do we charge you the whole thing?
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Do I get a discount for that?
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I got a discount, which was nice since I was on a fixed income.
Fiction book (1990) -
You may even be able to get a discount on your insurance if your teenager is a good student.
Blog text (19) -
It's in the perfect location for Ellis Hospital employees, and on Tuesday, they get a discount.
Blog text (33) -
You can also get a discount if you buy it at the MIT Press Bookstore.
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When I purchase three items, I can get a discount at the checkout.
Synonyms
To get a good price on things like flights or cars
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to receive a reduction in price' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'get' (to obtain/receive) with 'discount' (a reduction in price); the article 'a' does not alter the compositionality. This verb + noun pattern is a basic, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Get a discount comes from shops and market sellers who would discount a price—literally 'take off' some money—when a buyer paid in cash, bought many items, or showed a special card. So today get a discount means 'to receive a reduction in the usual price'.