/ dɪsˈkrepənsi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) [ C , U ] discrepancy (in sth) | discrepancy (between A and B) a difference between two or more things that should be the same :
wide discrepancies in prices quoted for the work
What are the reasons for the discrepancy between girls' and boys' performance in school?
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin discrepantia , from discrepare be discordant, from dis- apart, away + crepare to creak.