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Selling a bill of exchange to a bank before its due payment (or "maturity") date "at a discount": that is to say after paying the bank a fee for accepting it.
Selling a bill of exchange to a bank before its due payment (or "maturity") date "at a discount": that is to say after paying the bank a fee for accepting it. More generally, the selling of an asset for less than its puchase price, nominal or "par" value.

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Discounting [r]: Selling a bill of exchange to a bank before its due payment (or "maturity") date "at a discount": that is to say after paying the bank a fee for accepting it. More generally, the selling of an asset for less than its puchase price, nominal or "par" value.