discount vs reduction

reduction vs discount

discount and reduction both are nouns.

discount is a verb but reduction is not a verb.

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

As nouns, reduction is a hypernym of discount; that is, reduction is a word with a broader meaning than discount:

discount: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something

Other hypernyms of discount include decrease, diminution, step-down.

discount (noun)	reduction (noun)
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise	the act of decreasing or reducing something
an amount or percentage deducted	the act of reducing complexity
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan	any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

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

Difference between discount and reduction

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