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discounting — Calculating the present value of a future amount. Discounting is opposite to compounding. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * discounting dis‧count‧ing [ˈdɪsˌkaʊntɪŋ] noun [uncountable] FINANCE 1. also … Financial and business terms
Discounting — Calculating the present value of a future amount. The process is opposite to compounding. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * discounting dis‧count‧ing [ˈdɪsˌkaʊntɪŋ] noun [uncountable] FINANCE 1. also invoice discounting … Financial and business terms
Discounting — For discounting in the sense of downplaying or dismissing, see Minimisation (psychology). For the band of the same name, see Discount (band). See also: Discounts and allowances Discounting is a financial mechanism in which a debtor obtains the… … Wikipedia
Discounting — Discount Dis count (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discounting}.] [OF. desconter, descompter, to deduct, F. d[ e]compter to discount; pref. des (L. dis ) + conter, compter. See {Count}, v.] 1. To deduct from an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discounting Mechanism — The premise that the stock market essentially discounts, or takes into consideration, all available information and present and potential future events. When unexpected developments occur, the market discounts this new information very rapidly.… … Investment dictionary
discounting — dis·count || dɪskaÊŠnt n. price reduction v. disregard, ignore; reduce the price of, mark down; give a discount … English contemporary dictionary
Discounting — A method of financial and economic analysis used to determine present and future values of investments or expenses … Energy terms
discounting — 1) The application of discount factors to each year s cash flow projections in a discounted cash flow appraisal calculation. 2) The process of selling a bill of exchange before its maturity at a price below its face value … Accounting dictionary
discounting — 1) The application of discount factors to each year s cash flow projections in a discounted cash flow appraisal calculation. 2) The process of selling a bill of exchange before its maturity at a price below its face value … Big dictionary of business and management
discounting — n.m. Pratique du discount … Le dictionnaire des mots absents des autres dictionnaires
