descontar

to discount

verb des-kohn-TAHR Rare

Also means

to deduct

Usage Note

Descontar is a stem-changing verb (o → ue): descuento, descuentas… but descontamos, descontáis. It means to subtract an amount from a price or total. In sports contexts, tiempo descontado refers to added/injury time played after regular time. The related noun is descuento ('discount' or 'deduction').

Examples

"Le descontaron el diez por ciento del precio final."

Natural Translation

They discounted ten percent from the final price.

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