Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

  1. People also ask

  2. an unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained: There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the budget.

    • Norwegian Translation

      discrepancy - translate into Norwegian with the...

    • Traditional

      DISCREPANCY translate: 不一致,出入,差異. Learn more in the...

    • Discrepancy in Czech

      DISCREPANCY - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

    • Discreetly

      DISCREETLY definition: 1. in a way that is careful not to...

  3. The meaning of DISCREPANCY is the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance. How to use discrepancy in a sentence.

  4. There is a discrepancy when there is a difference between two things that should be alike. For example, there can be a wide discrepancy or a slight discrepancy between two objects, stories, or facts.

  5. Discrepancy definition: the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency. See examples of DISCREPANCY used in a sentence.

  6. noun Word forms: plural -cies. a conflict or variation, as between facts, figures, or claims. USAGE Discrepancy is sometimes wrongly used where disparity is meant. A discrepancy exists between things which ought to be the same; it can be small but is usually significant.

  7. dis·crep·an·cy. (dĭ-skrĕp′ən-sē) n. pl. dis·crep·an·cies. 1. Divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference. 2. An instance of divergence or disagreement. See Synonyms at difference. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. noun. /dɪˈskrɛpnsi/ IPA: Dictionary definition of discrepancy. A difference or inconsistency between two or more things that are supposed to be the same or similar. "The discrepancy in the witness's statements led to doubts about their credibility." Detailed meaning of discrepancy.