Translation guide
The English word 'discount' can refer to a price reduction, the act of disregarding something, or a financial term. This guide focuses on the most common meaning for learners: a reduction in price.
Is there a discount?
Can you give me a discount?
The most common and general term for a discount. Often used in shops and advertisements.
This item is 10% off.
Do you have a discount coupon?
Specifically refers to a price reduction, often used when negotiating or when a seller lowers the price.
Can you give me a little more discount?
I tried to negotiate a discount.
Loanword from English, often used in shop names or for 'discount store'. Less common in everyday speech than 割引.
That discount store is cheap.
Alternative kanji/kana writing of 割引, less common but still seen.
20% off everything.
To express that something is ignored or not considered important.
Means to make light of, to belittle, or to disregard. Formal.
You shouldn't discount his opinion.
Means to ignore. Stronger than 軽視, often implies complete disregard.
We can't discount that possibility.
Literally 'listen with a discount', meaning to take something with a grain of salt or not fully believe it.
割引 is the general term for a discount, often used in fixed percentage or amount off. 値引き implies a negotiated or special price reduction, often from the seller's side.
While ディスカウント is understood, it's unnatural to say 「ディスカウントしてください」. Use 値引き or 割引 instead.
You should take his story with a grain of salt.