What does descuento in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word descuento in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use descuento in Spanish.

The word descuento in Spanish means discount, injury time, deduct, add, exclude, discount, apply a discount, discounted, at a discount, have a discount, get a discount, stoppage time, injury time, discount rate, discount voucher. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word descuento

discount

nombre masculino (rebaja en el precio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le ofrecieron un descuento si compraba dos unidades.
They offered a discount with the purchase of two items.

injury time

nombre masculino (Deportes (tiempo añadido a un partido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El árbitro añadió diez minutos de descuento al final del partido.
The referee added 10 minutes of injury time at the end of the match.

deduct

verbo transitivo (restar, quitar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Hay que descontar el 25 % de IVA.
You have to deduct 25% for VAT.

add

verbo transitivo (deportes: añadir) (sports)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El árbitro descontó cuatro minutos de juego.
The referee added four minutes to the game.

exclude

verbo transitivo (dar por cierto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Todo lo que dice es mentira, descontando que realmente se llama Eva.
Everything he says is a lie, excluding the fact that her name really is Eva.

discount

verbo transitivo (reducir el precio)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La tienda descontó todos los zapatos a la mitad.
The shop discounted all shoes by 50%.

apply a discount

locución verbal (descontar, rebajar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Como el cliente se quejó, aplicaron un descuento sobre su factura final.
As the customer complained, a discount was applied to the final bill.

discounted, at a discount

locución adjetiva (con precio reducido)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En esa tienda tienen productos bajo descuento.

have a discount, get a discount

locución verbal (estar rebajado)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

stoppage time, injury time

locución nominal masculina (deportes (adicional, extra) (soccer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El partido se decidió en tiempo de descuento.
The match was decided in stoppage (or: injury) time.

discount rate

(fin: porcentaje de descuento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

discount voucher

locución nominal masculina (para obtener rebajas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenía un vale de descuento en la compra de gafas, pagó 20% menos del precio marcado.
He had a discount voucher for glasses - he paid 20% less than the listed price.

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