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decrease vs discount

discount vs decrease

decrease and discount both are nouns.

decrease and discount both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
discount Yes No Yes No
As nouns, discount is a hyponym of decrease; that is, discount is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
  • discount: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.
decrease (noun) discount (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
the amount by which something decreases an amount or percentage deducted
a change downward interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
a process of becoming smaller or shorter a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
decrease (verb) discount (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range bar from attention or consideration
make become smaller give a reduction in price on
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