discount to actual amount; convert to commodity value
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to calculate after discount; to reduce to the actual amount
Used in financial or commercial contexts when calculating final prices after applying discounts.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
huò货
kuǎn款
yào要
àn按
zhé折
shí实
jià价
gé格
jì计
suàn算
。
This payment must be calculated at the discounted actual price.
Zhé折
shí实
hòu后
de的
jià价
gé格
shì是
bā八
shí十
yuán元
。
The price after the discount is eighty yuan.
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Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
àn按
zhé折
shí实
jīn金
é额
fù付
kuǎn款
。
We should pay according to the actual discounted amount.
verb
to convert a monetary value into equivalent commodity prices
Often used in economic history or when calculating purchasing power by converting currency to amounts of specific goods like grain, rice, or precious metals.
Wèi为
le了
zhǔn准
què确
bǐ比
jiào较
，
jīng经
jì济
xué学
jiā家
bǎ把
gǔ古
dài代
huò货
bì币
zhé折
shí实
chéng成
bái白
yín银
。
To make accurate comparisons, economists convert ancient currency into equivalent silver values.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
gōng工
zī资
cháng常
zhé折
shí实
chéng成
liáng粮
shi食
jì计
suàn算
。
In those years, wages were often calculated in terms of equivalent grain.
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Zhé折
shí实
gòu购
mǎi买
lì力
kě可
yǐ以
gēng更
zhēn真
shí实
de地
fǎn反
yìng映
wù物
jià价
shuǐ水
píng平
。
Purchasing power calculated in commodity terms can more truly reflect price levels.