discounting

noun

an amount or percentage deducted

a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan

the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

verb

give a reduction in price on

bar from attention or consideration

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, away computo-count · Latin · reckon, count

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Where does discounting come from?

The word discounting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, away”); and -count, from Latin computo (“reckon, count”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.