How to say discount?

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Start date Nov 13, 2003

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o_cat

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Nov 13, 2003

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For example, how to say a 80% discount?
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Red5

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Nov 13, 2003

#2

You can say it exactly like that! ;-)

Examples:

Get an 80% discount on sale items today!

Members will be entitled to an 80% discount.

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o_cat

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Nov 14, 2003

#3

In spoken english, people just say a discount like that? Are there any parlance like 20...? Sorry, I can not say it completely.

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Red5

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Nov 14, 2003

#4

"Members will be entitled to an eighty percent discount." ;-)

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Tdol

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Nov 15, 2003

#5

That's quite a discount. ;-)

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