Discount Factors

Discount Rate
An interest or cost of capital rate applied to discount factors in discounted cash flow (DCF) appraisals, used in determining the present value of future cash flows.
Discounting
Discounting refers to the application of discount factors to cash flow projections in discounted cash flow analysis and the process of selling a bill of exchange before its maturity at a discounted price.

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