scontati

Scontati is the plural form of the Italian adjective scontato, meaning discounted or reduced. In commerce, scontati describes goods, prices, or offers that have been reduced from their usual amount. It is commonly seen in catalogs, signage, and advertising with phrases such as prezzi scontati or articoli scontati, and it is used with masculine or mixed noun phrases: "prezzi scontati del 20%".

As a past participle, scontato derives from the verb scontare, which can also mean to serve time for a sentence. In this legal context, the phrase "mesi scontati" refers to months already served; "scontare una pena" means to serve a sentence, while the remaining time may be referred to as the portion non scontata or da scontare.

Morphology: the form scontati is masculine plural; feminine plural is scontate; singular forms are scontato and scontata. The word may appear as a modifier, or in fixed expressions such as "sconto del 25%".

Origin and usage note: The two senses share the root sconto meaning deduction or relief, but diverge in commerce and law. See also sconto, scontare, riduzione, promozione.