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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

How to use the word "discount"

Can I say "The book discounts 50%." or "The book is discounted 50%." or "The book is 50% discounted."?
  

Top answer

-- Yes The book is 50% discounted. -- Yes There's a 50% discount in the book. -- Yes

  • -- Yes The book is 50% discounted.
  • -- Yes There's a 50% discount in the book.
  • -- Yes
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The book discounts 50%.-- No

The book is discounted 50%.-- Yes

The book is 50% discounted. -- Yes

More usually:

The book is discounted by 50%.-- Yes

There's a 50% discount in the book. -- Yes

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