cash discount

noun

: a discount granted in consideration of immediate payment or payment within a prescribed time

Examples of cash discount in a Sentence

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Legal in all 50 states, cash discounts are usually prominently displayed on price marquees at gas stations. Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024 Some give cash discounts, offer payment plans, and the ability to use FSA/HSA. Amanda Krupa, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023 If a cash discount is offered, it must be offered to all customers without discrimination and must be clearly conveyed. Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2023 Between 2011 and 2020, the three men conspired with others to purchase winning lottery tickets at a cash discount from gamblers all over Massachusetts, often using convenience store owners to facilitate the transactions. Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022 But at some stations, using a debit instead of a credit card will also get you the cash discount. cleveland, 3 Apr. 2021 Of course, cash still does remain king in one popular retail location: Gas stations still offer hefty cash discounts for paying with green. Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2019 Up to $4,500 in cash discounts on a 2017 model, per Automotive News. Kelsey Mays, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cash discount was in 1917

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“Cash discount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20discount. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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