French-English translations for escompte

discount
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I wonder on this point about the reasons for the decision taken by the Bundesbank and the Bank of France to raise discount rates, which leaves me somewhat perplexed. Je me demande, à ce stade, pourquoi la Bundesbank et la Banque de France ont décidé de relever les taux d'escompte. Cela me laisse encore perplexe. Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.the banks discount notes and bills of exchange