DISCOST
Dis*cost", v. i.
Defn: Same as Discoast. [Obs.]
DISCOUNSEL Dis*coun"sel, v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + counsel: cf. OF. desconseiller.]
Defn: To dissuade. [Obs.] Spenser.
DISCOUNT
Dis"count`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discounted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discounting.] Etym: [OF. desconter, descompter, to deduct, F.
décompter to discount; pref. des- (L. dis-) + conter, compter. See
Count, v.]
1. To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.
2. To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange. Discount only unexceptionable paper. Walsh.
3. To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
4. To leave out of account; to take no notice of. [R.] Of the three opinions (I discount Brown's). Sir W. Hamilton.
DISCOUNT
Dis"count`, v. i.