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- verb Present participle of
discount .
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Examples
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I got the idea of voldemort as hitler, discounting is haritage and pretending to be “pure” when in fact he was not.
Aryan Imagin(Nation): Harry Potter and the Teutonic Malfoys of Doom « The Blog at 16th and Q 2009
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Nonetheless in discounting intelligent design, theistic evolutionists tend also to appeal to philosophical and theological considerations …
Blast From the Past 2010
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To the extent that discounting is appropriate, it is appropriate to discount at the real rate, both for the reasons Arnold states, and because the only opportunity cost of the money is prepaying debt; none of the other government expenditures contemplated are going to increase national income the way private investments do.
The Budget Debate, VI, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He may "expect" that his income two years hence will be that of a Harvard MBA, but his "expected" income, even allowing for two years of discounting, is clearly less.
The Poor Get Richer, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Nonetheless in discounting intelligent design, theistic evolutionists tend also to appeal to philosophical and theological considerations …
Blast From the Past 2010
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So I believe your argument on the extent of Stern's lack of discounting is overdone, even though I think you are right to be skeptical about the value of huge investments on climate change.
What Kind of Global Warming Skeptic?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Perhaps hyperbolic discounting is not an informative account of human behavior.
An Ounce of Pleasure, a Gallon of Pain - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Half the people say that deep discounting is bad for the consumer, because local game stores server many more people than online stores do, and discounting games leads to their undervaluing.
Boing Boing 2007
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I like doing soap classes this way so that the concept of superfatting/lye discounting is clear.
Spilling Lye Water & Fresh Soap Anne-Marie 2007
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I like doing soap classes this way so that the concept of superfatting/lye discounting is clear.
Archive 2007-08-01 Anne-Marie 2007
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