| few | | |
| n. (group) | 1. few | a small elite group.; "it was designed for the discriminating few" |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| adj. | 2. few | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number.; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle" |
| ~ a couple of, a few | more than one but indefinitely small in number.; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses" |
| ~ hardly a | very few.; "hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous date and year" |
| ~ fewer | (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late" |
| ~ some | quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity.; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" |
| less | | |
| adj. | 1. less | (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old" |
| ~ comparative, comparative degree | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb.; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" |
| ~ slight, little | (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some.; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work" |
| adj. | 2. less | (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality.; "no less than perfect" |
| ~ inferior | of low or inferior quality. |
| adj. | 3. less | (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer.; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less" |
| ~ fewer | (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late" |
| adv. | 4. less, to a lesser extent | used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly" |
| adv. | 5. less | comparative of little.; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days" |
| discount | | |
| n. (act) | 1. deduction, discount, price reduction | the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise. |
| ~ reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something. |
| n. (possession) | 2. bank discount, discount, discount rate | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan. |
| ~ interest rate, rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use. |
| ~ bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank. |
| n. (possession) | 3. discount, rebate | a refund of some fraction of the amount paid. |
| ~ refund | money returned to a payer. |
| ~ rent-rebate | a rebate on rent given by a local government authority. |
| n. (possession) | 4. deduction, discount | an amount or percentage deducted. |
| ~ allowance, adjustment | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.; "an allowance for profit" |
| ~ trade discount | a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant. |
| v. (communication) | 5. brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside | bar from attention or consideration.; "She dismissed his advances" |
| ~ cold-shoulder, slight | pay no attention to, disrespect.; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" |
| ~ reject | refuse to accept or acknowledge.; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" |
| ~ discredit | cause to be distrusted or disbelieved.; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" |
| ~ shrug off | minimize the importance of, brush aside.; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" |
| ~ pass off | disregard.; "She passed off the insult" |
| ~ flout, scoff | treat with contemptuous disregard.; "flout the rules" |
| ~ turn a blind eye | refuse to acknowledge.; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office" |
| ~ laugh away, laugh off | deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it.; "She laughs away all these problems" |
| ~ disoblige | ignore someone's wishes. |
| v. (possession) | 6. discount | give a reduction in price on.; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes" |
| ~ allow | grant as a discount or in exchange.; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" |
| ~ mark down | reduce the price of. |
| ~ rebate | give a reduction in the price during a sale.; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week" |
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