Discount
/ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/noun
A deduction from the usual price, or a reduction in amount or importance.
Did you know?The word comes through Old French from Latin *dis-* (“apart”) + *computare* (“to calculate”), so a discount is literally a thing “counted off” from the total.
Etymological Timeline
Latin (classical)
Latin
computāre
“to calculate, reckon, count together”
Late Latin
Latin
discomputāre
“to deduct, reckon separately”
Old French
Old French
descompter
“to deduct, subtract from an account”
Middle English
English
discounten
“to deduct from a sum; to deal with at a reduced price”
Modern English
English
discount
“a deduction from the usual price; a reduction in amount or value”