adjustment vs discount

discount vs adjustment

adjustment and discount both are nouns.

adjustment is not a verb while discount is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
discount	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, discount is a hyponym of adjustment; that is, discount is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adjustment:

adjustment: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
discount: an amount or percentage deducted

Other hyponyms of adjustment include cost-of-living allowance, depreciation allowance, deduction, seasonal adjustment, tare, extra duty allowance, extraneous duty allowance, special duty allowance.

adjustment (noun)	discount (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
the act of adjusting something to match a standard	an amount or percentage deducted
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances	interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances	a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

adjustment (verb)	discount (verb)
	bar from attention or consideration
	give a reduction in price on

Difference between adjustment and discount

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