discounter

discounter
discounter dis‧count‧er [ˈdɪsˌkaʊntə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]
1. COMMERCE a shop or business that sells goods or services at lower prices than normal:

• The cameras list for under $1,000, and will be available soon from discounters for as little as $600.

ˌdeep ˈdiscounter COMMERCE
a commercial organization or financial institution offering the lowest prices, often offering only a very basic service
2. a large shop that has very low prices and a limited number of different products
3. also ˌinvoice ˈdiscounter FINANCE COMMERCE a financial institution that lends a business an amount of money equal to that owed by the business's suppliers:

• The specialist invoice discounters have increasingly sought to distinguish their activities from those of the factoring companies.

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discounter UK US /dɪsˈkaʊntər/ US  /ˈdɪskaʊntər/ noun [C]
► a person or company that sells things at lower prices than others: »

If you use a deep discounter, you can expect to save from 60% to 90% over a full-service firm.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • discounter — [[t]dɪ̱skaʊntə(r)[/t]] discounters N COUNT A discounter is a shop or organization which specializes in selling things very cheaply. Discounters usually sell things in large quantities, or offer only a very limited range of goods …   English dictionary

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