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discrepancy
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discrepancy
(noun)
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discrepancy
/dɪ
ˈ
skrɛpənsi/
noun
plural
discrepancies
discrepancy
/dɪ
ˈ
skrɛpənsi/
noun
plural
discrepancies
Learner's definition of DISCREPANCY
:
a difference especially between things that should be the same
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count
]
Discrepancies
in the firm's financial statements led to an investigation.
There were
discrepancies
between their accounts of the accident.
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There is some
discrepancy
[=
disagreement
] between the results of the two studies.
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