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Discounting is a financial mechanism in which a debtor obtains the right to delay payments to a creditor, for a defined period of time, in exchange for a charge or fee. Essentially, the party that owes money in the present purchases the right to delay the payment until some future date. The discount, or charge, is the difference (expressed as a di...
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discount
This is a technique that allows the calculation of present values of inputs and benefits that accrue in the future.
Calculating the present value of a future amount. Discounting is opposite to compounding.
Calculating the present value of a future amount. The process is opposite to compounding. 
Future costs and benefits are difficult to measure. The present value (P) of future benefits less costs is found by discounting
The reduction to present value at a given date of a future cash transaction at an assumed date, using a discount factor reflecting the time value of money. The choice of a discount rate will usually greatly influence the value of insurance provisions, and may give indications on the conservatism of provisioning methods.
A means of raising money against the value of unpaid invoices. A discounter will buy invoices at a discount from their face value, hoping to make a profit on redemption.
A method of converting future dollars into present values, accounting for interest costs or forgone investment income. Used to convert a future payment into a value that is equivalent to a payment now. ... (05 Dec 1998) ... 
The process of buying or selling a security at less than its face value.
The purchase of accepted term Bills of Exchange at a discount to allow for the funding of the advance from the discount date until the maturity date of the bills.
An investment decision rule in which cash flows are discounted at an interest rate and one determine
A calculation used to estimate the present value of future cash flows.
is the implicit weighting in favour of the present over the future
A method of financial and economic analysis used to determine present and future values of investments or expenses.