discount vs slight
slight vs discountdiscount and slight both are nouns.
discount is not an adjective while slight is an adjective.
discount and slight both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| discount | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| slight | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As verbs,
slight is a hyponym of
discount; that is, slight is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
discount:
- discount: bar from attention or consideration
- slight: pay no attention to, disrespect
Other hyponyms of discount include
cold-shoulder, discredit, shrug off, pass off, flout, scoff, turn a blind eye, laugh away, laugh off, disoblige.
| discount (noun) | slight (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) |
| 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 (adjective) | slight (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some | |
| lacking substance or significance | |
| being of delicate or slender build |
| discount (verb) | slight (verb) |
|---|---|
| bar from attention or consideration | pay no attention to, disrespect |
| give a reduction in price on |
Words related to "discount"
- adjustment
- allow
- allowance
- bank discount
- bank rate
- brush aside
- brush off
- cold-shoulder
- decrease
- deduction
- diminution
- discount rate
- discounter
- discredit
- dismiss
- disoblige
- disregard
- flout
- ignore
- interest rate
- laugh away
- laugh off
- mark down
- pass off
- price reduction
- push aside
- rate of interest
- rebate
- reduction
- refund
- reject
- rent-rebate
- scoff
- shrug off
- slight
- step-down
- trade discount
- turn a blind eye
- undercut
- undersell
Words related to "slight"
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