Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
discount house — ➔ house * * * Term used in the UK to describe an institution acting as an intermediary between the Bank of England and the banking system. * * * discount house UK US noun [C] ► BANKING, FINANCE in the UK until the 1990s, a type of bank that… … Financial and business terms
discount house — ☆ discount house or discount store n. a retail store that sells its goods for less than the regular or list prices … English World dictionary
Discount House — Primarily operating in the United Kingdom, a firm that buys, sells, discounts and/or negotiates bills of exchange or promissory notes. This is generally performed on a large scale with transactions that also include government bonds and treasury… … Investment dictionary
discount house — noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price • Syn: ↑discount store, ↑discounter, ↑wholesale house • Derivationally related forms: ↑discount (for: ↑discounter) … Useful english dictionary
discount house — 1) A company or bank on the discount market that specializes in discounting bills of exchange, especially Treasury bills 2) See discount store … Big dictionary of business and management
discount house — /ˈdɪskaʊnt ˌhaʊs/ (say diskownt .hows) noun 1. the place of business of a discount broker. 2. Also, discount store. a store selling practically all its merchandise at a price often considerably below the usual or advertised retail price …
discount house — 1. Also called discount store. a store that sells much of its merchandise at a price below the usual price. 2. Brit. See bill broker. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
Discount House — Diskonthaus. 1. Einzelhandel: ⇡ Discountgeschäft. 2. Bankwesen: Spezialbanken in Großbritannien, die sich hauptsächlich mit dem ⇡ Diskontgeschäft befassen. Sie bilden den sog. Discount Market (⇡ Diskontmarkt) … Lexikon der Economics
discount house — noun 1》 Brit. a company that discounts bills of exchange. 2》 N. Amer. another term for discount store … English new terms dictionary
discount house — A company or bank on the discount market that specializes in discounting bills of exchange, especially Treasury bills … Accounting dictionary
