All is at a delicate equilibrium, until the owner feels compelled to give in to a firmly worded request from the retailer for an additional discount, or a demand to air-freight, at manufacturer's expense, some boxes of shirts that suffered a two-week production delay and now won't be accepted by the retailer if they're any later than they already are.

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If you're married or own property jointly with someone, you have another nifty option:You can split the property in half and set up two trusts, taking an additional 15% discount because of the divided ownership.

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"Whilst in the short term this will only benefit non-season ticket holders, it is my intention to offer an additional one-game discount to those season ticket holders who renew for 2010 in the 'early bird' period when it is announced, " said O'Connor.

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Communities with Type B contracts, for example, typically discount the cost of additional care for a set time period.

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The sale price for the additional shares will be at 10% discount.

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An additional refinement is major analyst jockeys on these volatile growthies use a dividend discount model which gives weight to the negative impact of drug patent expirations 5 to 10 years out.

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Bankrupt discount retailer Kmart Corp. said on Sunday it named President Julian Day to the additional post of chief executive officer and the company plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection around April 30.

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The discount rate is the interest rate that the central bank charges commercial banks that need to borrow additional reserves.

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