DISCREPANCY


Meaning of DISCREPANCY in English

di ‧ screp ‧ an ‧ cy /dɪˈskrepənsi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural discrepancies ) [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: 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

discrepancy in

Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports.

discrepancy between

There is a large discrepancy between the ideal image of motherhood and the reality.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.