–verb (used with object)

1.	to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that 555 are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.

2.	to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price: The store discounted all clothing for the sale.

3.	to advance or lend money with deduction of interest on (commercial paper not immediately payable).

4.	to purchase or sell (a bill or note) before maturity at a reduction based on the interest for the time it still has to run.

5.	to leave out of account; disregard: Even if we discount the irrelevant material, the thesis remains mediocre.

6.	to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.): Knowing his political bias they discounted most of his story.

7.	to take into account in advance, often so as to diminish the effect of: They had discounted the effect of a decline in the stock market. 7f1

–verb (used without object)

8.	to advance or lend money after deduction of interest.

9.	to offer goods or services at a reduced price.

–noun

10.	the act or an instance of discounting.

11.	an amount deducted from the usual list price.

12.	any deduction from the nominal value.

13.	a payment of interest in advance upon a loan of money.

14.	the amount of interest obtained by one who discounts.

15.	an allowance made for exaggeration or bias, as in a report, story, etc.: Even after all the discounts are taken, his story sounds phony.

–adjective

16.	selling or offered at less than the usual or established price: discount theater tickets.

17.	selling goods at a discount: a discount drugstore.

—Idiom

18.	at a discount, a. Commerce. below par. b. below the usual list price. c. in low esteem or regard: His excuses were taken at a discount by all who knew him. d. not in demand; unwanted: Such ancient superstitions are at a discount in a civilized society.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to sail about on a pleasure trip.

2.	to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water.

3.	to travel about without a particular purpose or destination.

4.	to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel.

5.	to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery.

6.	to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area.

7.	to go or travel (often fol. by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert.

8.	Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean.

10.	Informal. a. to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner. b. to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of.

11.	to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential.

–noun

12.	the act of cruising.

13.	a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with 3e8 stops at various ports.