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discount broker
discount brokerage
discount card
discount house
discount loan
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discolor
dis·col·or [ diss kúllər ] (past and past participle dis·col·ored, present participle dis·col·or·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·col·ors)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
change color: to change from the original or desired color and take on an unpleasant, faded, darkened, or dirty appearance, or make something change in this way
[14th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin discolorare< Latin colorare "to color"]

dis·col·or·a·tion [ diss kùllə ráysh'n ] noun
dis·col·ored adjective
dis·col·or·ment noun
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