ディスカウント

Japanese

Etymology

From English discount.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ディウント [dìsúkáꜜùǹtò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [dʲisɨ̥ka̠ɯ̟̃nto̞]

Noun

ディスカウント • (disukaunto

  1. discount
    • 1987 April 18, “Endaka de ryoken shinsei rasshu [Rush for passport applications amid strong yen]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 8:
      ゴールデンウイークの()(こう)だけではなく、ディスカウント・ツアーにいつでも()かけられる(よう)()早々(そうそう)(なつ)(やす)(よう)(しゅ)(とく)(しゃ)(くわ)わっているようだ。
      Gōruden Uīku no tokō dake de wa naku, disukaunto tsuā ni itsu de mo dekakerareru yōi ya sōsō to natsuyasumi yō no shutokusha mo kuwawatteiru yō da.
      It seems that not only Golden Week travelers but also people preparing for discount tours at any time or for early summer holidays are applying.
    • 1994 September 24, “Kaden ni mo o-kunigara!? Chikima de ureyuki ni kakusa [Regionalism in appliances? Qualitative differences in demand across regions]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 3:
      (きん)()(いち)(えん)(はん)(ばい)(もう)()(なか)(がわ)()(せん)(でん)()は「(さい)(きん)ディスカウント(みせ)が、(やす)()(しょっ)()(かん)(そう)()()(だま)(しょう)(ひん)にしていることが(おお)い」と、(しょう)()(しゃ)(かん)(しん)(たか)まっていることを()(てき)する。
      Kinki ichien ni hanbaimō o motsu Nakagawa Musen Denki wa “Saikin, disukaunto mise ga, yasune no shokki kansōki o medama shōhin ni shiteiru koto ga ōi” to, shōhisha no kanshin no takamatteiru koto o shiteki suru.
      According to Nakagawa Electric, which has a sales network across the Kinki region, “Recently many discount stores are offering low priced dish dryers as loss leaders,” suggesting growing consumer interest.

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