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Definition of Discounter
1. Noun. A sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price.
Generic synonyms: Mercantile Establishment, Outlet, Retail Store, Sales Outlet
Group relationships: Discount Chain
Derivative terms: Discount
Definition of Discounter
1. n. One who discounts; a discount broker.
Definition of Discounter
1. Noun. A vendor of discount goods. ¹
2. Noun. One who discounts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discounter
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discounter
Literary usage of Discounter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parish of Fordoun: Chapters in Its History, Or Reminiscences of Place by Charles A. Mollyson (1893)
"JOHNNIE MURRAY, WRITER AND BILL-Discounter. ... Besides his calling as writer,
Johnnie carried on business as a bill-discounter, and in this capacity had ..."
2. The Journal of Solomon Sidesplitter [pseud.]: A Collection of Witticisms (1884)
"... bind him apprentice to a broker for a week, and he will become so sharp that
he will bite through a kitchen poker, or the heart of a bill-discounter. ..."
3. Illustrated Life and Career of William Palmer of Rugeley: Containing Details by William Palmer (1856)
"He was borrowing money from Pratt, a, west-end bill discounter and solicitor, at
the ruinous rate of sixty per cent, per annum. It certainly requires no ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1873)
"The bill-discounter carefully folded up the documents, and handed them to Lord
... The bill-discounter sneered at the story, but pitied Lord Sham- ..."
5. A Treatise on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory-notes, Bank-notes by Esq Robert Thomson (1836)
"It is usury for the discounter of a bill to give goods in part of its amount, at
a sum so much beyond their real value, as to afford a presumption that his ..."
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