discrepancy

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/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/

noun 2

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(noun.)

ADJ

glaring, great, huge, large, major, marked, material, serious, substantial, wide | minor, slight, small | apparent

VERB + DISCREPANCY

account for, explain

The auditor couldn't account for the significant discrepancy in the quarterly financial reports.

find, note, notice, observe, perceive

The accountant found a discrepancy in the company's financial records from last month.

ignore

DISCREPANCY + VERB

exist | arise, occur

PREP

~ between

There is a small discrepancy between what she said yesterday and what she told me today.

~ in

The audit found a significant discrepancy in the company's financial records from last year.

Definitions

noun

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.

Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.

The state or quality of being discrepant.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

noun — an event that departs from expectations

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.

Wiktionary

Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.

Wiktionary

WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, […]. They also exposed the blatant

Wiktionary

There is a discrepancy of 145 dollars in my June credit card statement.

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Please report discrepancy in data.

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A smart news consumer is always aware of this discrepancy between traditional media and social media.

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