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descuento

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “descuento” mean in English?

  1. discount

Example sentences

  • Hay un descuento del 20%.

    There's a 20% discount.

  • Aplico el descuento.

    I apply the discount.

  • Pido un descuento al vendedor.

    I ask the salesperson for a discount.

How to use it

Descuento means 'discount'. Masculine: el descuento. Plural descuentos. Synonyms: rebaja, oferta, promoción.

Common mistake

Descuento (the discount itself) is masculine; rebaja (a sale event) is feminine. Both work for 'discount' but the article changes.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.