discrepancy

discrepancy
noun
ADJECTIVE
big, glaring, great, huge, large, major, marked, material (law, esp. BrE), serious, significant, substantial, wide

the glaring discrepancy between the crime and the punishment

minor, slight, small
apparent
VERB + DISCREPANCY
account for, explain

How do you explain the apparent discrepancies between the money and the receipts?

discover, find, note, notice, observe

She failed to notice the discrepancy between the name on the letter and the name on the passport.

point out
reveal, show
ignore
reconcile, resolve
DISCREPANCY + VERB
exist
arise, occur
PREPOSITION
discrepancy between

Discrepancies occurred between the written and electronic records.

discrepancy in

There were wide discrepancies in the evidence.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Discrepancy — may refer to: Mathematics Discrepancy of a sequence Discrepancy theory in structural modelling Discrepancy of hypergraphs, an area of discrepancy theory Statistics Discrepancy function in the context of structural equation models Other Desire… …   Wikipedia

  • discrepancy — mid 15c. (discrepance), from L. discrepantia discordance, discrepancy, from discrepantem (nom. discrepans), prp. of discrepare sound differently, differ, from dis apart, off (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + crepare to rattle, crack. Related: Discrepancies …   Etymology dictionary

  • discrepancy — I noun aberration, anomaly, asymmetry, clash, conflict, contradiction, contrast, departure, deviation, difference, differential, differentiation, disaccord, disagreement, discongruity, discord, discordance, disharmony, disparity, disputed point,… …   Law dictionary

  • discrepancy — [n] conflict, disagreement alterity, contrariety, difference, discordance, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, dissonance, distinction, divergence, divergency, error, far cry*, incongruity, inconsistency, miscalculation,… …   New thesaurus

  • discrepancy — ► NOUN (pl. discrepancies) ▪ an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility between facts. DERIVATIVES discrepant adjective. ORIGIN Latin discrepantia, from discrepare be discordant …   English terms dictionary

  • discrepancy — [di skrep′ən sē] n. pl. discrepancies [ME discrepauns < OFr discrepance < L discrepantia < discrepans, prp. of discrepare, to sound differently < dis , from + crepare, to rattle: see CRAVEN] lack of agreement, or an instance of this;… …   English World dictionary

  • discrepancy — Any deviation from the conditions stipulated in a letters of credit ( letter of credit). Discrepancies void letter of credit protection. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * discrepancy di‧screp‧an‧cy [dɪˈskrepənsi] noun discrepancies PLURALFORM… …   Financial and business terms

  • discrepancy — n. 1) a glaring, striking, wide discrepancy 2) a discrepancy between; in * * * [dɪs krep(ə)nsɪ] in striking wide discrepancy a glaring a discrepancy between …   Combinatory dictionary

  • discrepancy — di|screp|an|cy [dıˈskrepənsi] n plural discrepancies [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: discrepare to make unpleasant sounds that do not go together ] a difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that should be the same… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • discrepancy — UK [dɪsˈkrepənsɪ] / US [dɪˈskrepənsɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms discrepancy : singular discrepancy plural discrepancies a difference between things that should be the same a discrepancy between estimated and actual spending There… …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”