noun

discrepancy

dih-SKREH-puhn-see

noun

A difference between things that are supposed to match.

"There's a discrepancy between the two accounts of what happened."

"The auditor flagged a discrepancy in the company's figures."

How to Use Discrepancy

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA mismatch or inconsistency between two things that should agree.

Common pairings

discrepancy between account for the discrepancy glaring discrepancy

discrepancies plural

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From Latin discrepantia, "disagreement," from discrepare, "to sound differently" — built from dis- plus crepare, "to rattle or creak."

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