Scontata

Scontata is the feminine form of the past participle of the Italian verb scontare and is used as an adjective in Italian. It indicates that something has undergone a discount, or that a sentence has been served, depending on context.

In commerce and retail, scontata is common in phrases such as prezzo scontato or merce scontata to denote a reduced price. An example: Il prezzo scontato del 25% ha attratto i clienti. In this sense the word agrees with the gender of the noun it modifies (for example merce scontata, prezzo scontato).

In the legal field, scontata occurs in expressions like pena scontata or scontare una pena, meaning that a sentence has been served. Example: La pena è stata scontata integralmente. This usage is tied to the sense of serving time in prison.

In banking and finance, cambiale scontata indicates a bill discounted by a bank; scontare una cambiale means to discount a bill to obtain cash. In figurative use, the adjective can also denote something predictable or taken for granted, as in esito scontato, though this sense is less common than the primary meanings related to discount and serving a sentence.

See also: sconto, scontare, pena, cambiale.