DISCOUNT

discount,n.1.  A  reduction  from  the  full  amount  or  value  of  something,  esp.  a  price.  2.  An advance  deduction  of  interest  when  a  person  lends  money  on  a  note,  bill  of  exchange,  or  other commercial paper, resulting in its present value. See PRESENT VALUE. 3. The amount by which a security’s market value is below its…

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DISCONVENABLE

disconvenable     (dis-k<<schwa>>n-vee-n<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l),     adj.[Law     French] Archaic. Unfit; improper. [Blacks Law 8th]

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DISCONTINUOR

discontinuor,n.   A   tenant   in   tail   whose   conveyance   of   the   entailed   estate   causes   a discontinuance. Cf. DISCONTINUEE.[Blacks Law 8th]

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DISCONTINUEE

discontinuee,n. A  person whose acquisition  of an  entailed estate  causes a discontinuance  of the fee tail heirs’ right to the estate. Cf. DISCONTINUOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

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