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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Discount.
 
At a discount. Not in demand; little valued; less esteemed than formerly; less than their nominal value. (Latin dis-computo, to depreciate.)   1
 


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