discrepancy

Definition

Examples

The accountant found a discrepancy between the invoice and the payment record.

Word Family

Synonyms

• inconsistencythe relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
• disparityinequality or difference in some respect

Collocations

• Easy notice a slight discrepancy
  to notice a slight discrepancy, meaning to discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
• Medium discrepancy between invoice and receipt
  describing discrepancy between invoice and receipt (a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions)
• Hard reconcile unexplained financial discrepancies
  to reconcile unexplained financial discrepancies, meaning to make (one thing) compatible with (another)
• Very Hard glaring discrepancy exposing systemic fraud
  to glaring discrepancy exposing systemic fraud, meaning to look at with a fixed gaze