Index of English words, starting with "di"

(1) - Discount (v. t.) The rate of interest charged in discounting.
(2) - Discount (v. t.) A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
(3) - Discount (v. t.) A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any account whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt, demand, price asked, and the like; something taken or deducted.
(4) - Discount (v. i.) To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days.
(5) - Discount (v.) To leave out of account; to take no notice of.
(6) - Discount (v.) To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
(7) - Discount (v.) To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
(8) - Discount (v.) 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.

(1) - Discountable (a.) Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank.

(1) - Discountenance (n.) Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
(2) - Discountenance (v. t.) To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage.
(3) - Discountenance (v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.