to be at a discount
111discount market — noun : an open market in which negotiable instruments (as acceptances, bills, and notes) are discounted compare bank discount * * * a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted. [1890 95] * * * discount… …
112Discount function — A discount function is used in economic models to describe the weights placed on rewards received at different points in time. For example, if time is discrete and utility is time separable, with the discount function f(t) with c(t) defined as… …
113Discount House — Primarily operating in the United Kingdom, a firm that buys, sells, discounts and/or negotiates bills of exchange or promissory notes. This is generally performed on a large scale with transactions that also include government bonds and treasury… …
114Discount Spread — Currency forward points that are subtracted from the spot rate, to obtain a forward rate for a currency. In the currency markets, forward spreads or points are two way quotes, that is, they have a bid price and an offer price. In a discount… …
115Discount — The condition of the price of a bond that is lower than par. The discount equals the difference between the price paid for a security and the security s par value. For example, if a bond with a par value of $1,000 is currently selling for $990… …
116Discount-Broker — Dis|count|bro|ker, Dis|count Bro|ker […broʊkɐ ], der; s, : Unternehmen, das im Auftrag von Privatkunden gegen niedrige Gebühren mit Wertpapieren handelt. * * * Discount Broker [dɪs kaʊntbrəʊkə, englisch], Wertpapierhandelsunternehmen, die… …
117discount — {{hw}}{{discount}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. Negozio che vende prodotti a prezzi inferiori a quelli correnti; CONFR. Hard discount. ETIMOLOGIA: voce ingl., da discount (house) ‘ditta che vende a prezzi scontati’ …
118Discount — A reduction in the face value of an interest rate the bank will offer a service to a customer of the bank. The charge made for cashing an immature bill of exchange. The discount is usually proportional to the unexpired portion of the bill.… …
119discount house — 1) A company or bank on the discount market that specializes in discounting bills of exchange, especially Treasury bills 2) See discount store …
120discount — 1. noun students get a 10 percent discount Syn: reduction, deduction, markdown, price cut, cut, rebate 2. verb 1) I d heard rumors, but I discounted them Syn: disregard, pay no attention to, take no notice of, take no account of, dismiss …
