cash discount
noun[C]
ukusCOMMERCE
areductionin thepriceof somethingofferedto someone who iswillingtopaythewholeamountimmediatelyincash:
Thebuyerisentitledto acashdiscountof 12%.
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cash discount
Many retailers object to the high commission charges on large purchases and prefer to offer acashdiscount.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Is the value intended to be net ofcashdiscount, or is it the gross figure?
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With acashdiscountthe customer knows that he is getting a fair deal.
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He could buy 'em at so much a gross with acashdiscount, and he did it before ever they signed on.
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Perhaps we could introduce a formcashdiscountin reverse, automatically deducted on payment.
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It is often done, but an automaticcashdiscountin the public sector would encourage that sort of thing throughout industry.
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He puts it like this: that the retailer will be forced by public opinion or persuasion into giving acashdiscountinstead of the stamps.
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Will he examine the possibility of thecashdiscountbeing used to purchase from the local authority or on the open market?
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In other words, if an exporter abroad gives acashdiscount, does the importer pay 50 per cent. of the cost after deducting thecashdiscount?
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Families, perhaps overcrowded in their present house, could be moved from council accommodation and use their resident qualification as council tenants to claim immediately thecashdiscount.
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