Zarden is reckoned to be the inventor of tax vouchers, which allowed discounts on taxes and through whose sale businesses could quickly obtain new liquidity.

The membership fee allows discounts on beer and other benefits.

Delta Airlines allows discounts for death or imminent death for those who call in advance for reservations.

The law has long allowed such discounts when the accounts are at the same bank.

The rationale for allowing such discounts is that anything less than 50 percent of a business is worth less than it might seem.

The ticket comes with an "Advantage card" which allows discounts at major retailers.

The whole point of fare cards," she said, "was to allow discounts for regular riders and provide for commuter and monthly passes.

A busy ski slope in Vermont recently allowed discounts on lift tickets to anyone wearing a yellow ribbon in support of the troops.

In the case of small booksellers, why not allow them bigger discounts rather than the bigger shop?

But the same technology that allows discounts is also likely to allow higher prices for some of the sports and entertainment seats that everyone wants.