substantial discount

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstantialanddiscount

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substantial
adjective
uk
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/us
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
large in size, value, ...
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discount
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/us
/ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/
a reduction in the ...
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(Definition ofsubstantialanddiscountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubstantial discount

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Services include hospital care and commonly used drugs, which are provided either free of charge or at asubstantialdiscount.
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Whenever they are exchanged for copper coin they are traded at asubstantialdiscount.
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There is always the temptation to advise settlement at asubstantialdiscountto safeguard the payment of fees.
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One would join for a low subscription and receive blocks of tickets at asubstantialdiscount.
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Tenants of the land settlement estates are being offered a verysubstantialdiscountin order to encourage them to buy their holdings.
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Secondly, despite the recent fare increases, commuters purchasing season tickets still obtain asubstantialdiscount.
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We have made a notable advance in the last five years in allowing council tenants to purchase their houses at asubstantialdiscount.
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If it is not to pay a dividend, it will be at a verysubstantialdiscount.
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Householders aged over 60 who are not on benefit will be entitled to asubstantialdiscount.
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The pricing of the issue will therefore take account of the fact that bank shares stand at asubstantialdiscountto their net assets.
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We will have to consult on the interpretation of the term "substantialdiscount".
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If we obtain a railcard for £15 we get asubstantialdiscountat the age of 60.
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We must remember that in the private sector there is normally asubstantialdiscountfor a sale to a sitting tenant.
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The long-distance commuter, of whom there are 18,000, will still receive asubstantialdiscount, but it will be smaller.
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You need not pay dividends nowadays, you do it so much more simply by issuing shares and letting the shareholders have them at asubstantialdiscount.
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What are the effective sanctions against non-disclosure, which must be tempting to a tenant if there is asubstantialdiscountto be obtained as a result of non-disclosure?
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Airline staff can enjoy travel at asubstantialdiscount, but this cheap travel is available only on very unfavourable conditions.
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Far from resenting the activities of the libraries, the publishers and authors actually encourage the libraries to buy their books by offering them a verysubstantialdiscount.
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He hoped to receive asubstantialdiscount.
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Chrysler's scheme to enable disabled people to buy cars at asubstantialdiscountis already in operation.
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