Discounting
['dɪskaʊnt]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discount
Typist: Stephanie
Examples
- This bank was more liberal than any other had ever been, both in granting cash-accounts, and in discounting bills of exchange. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- By its liberality in granting cash-accounts, and in discounting bills of exchange, it, no doubt, issued great quantities of its bank notes. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The discounting line is his line principally, and he's what you may call a dealer in bills. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typist: Stephanie