Hyphenation of discounting

How to hyphenate discounting

Because it is a word with a single syllable, discounting is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

discounting

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 11
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 11
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: discounting

Definitions of discounting

discounting is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.
Example: Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.
verb
To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest
Example: the banks discount notes and bills of exchange
verb
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
verb
To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.
Example: They discounted his comments.
verb
To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount
verb
(transactional analysis) To believe, or act as though one believes, that one's own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.