discount vs allow

allow vs discount

discount is a noun but allow is not a noun.

discount and allow both are verbs.

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

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

discount: give a reduction in price on
allow: grant as a discount or in exchange

Other hyponyms of discount include rebate.

discount (noun)	allow (noun)
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
an amount or percentage deducted
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

discount (verb)	allow (verb)
bar from attention or consideration	allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
give a reduction in price on	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
	consent to, give permission; permit
	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
	let have
	grant as a discount or in exchange
	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
	afford possibility

Difference between discount and allow

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