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There is a discrepancy between the number of tickets sold and the number recorded in the notebook.
What does Discrepancy mean?
A discrepancy is a mismatch between things that are expected to agree.
Dictionary definition
A difference or lack of agreement between facts, figures, accounts, or things being compared, especially when they are expected to match. It can name the mismatch itself or a particular instance of it.
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Discrepancy in a sentence
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We found two discrepancies in the copied timetable.
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Comparing the two accounts revealed a discrepancy about when the meeting began.
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Practice 1
A list says there are 24 chairs, but a count finds 22. What is the discrepancy?
The discrepancy is the mismatch. Its cause still needs investigation; the word does not establish wrongdoing.
Practice 2
We noticed a discrepancy ___ the timetable and the notice on the door.
Between identifies the two things being compared. A discrepancy in a record identifies where the mismatch appears.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses the plural correctly?
Change the final y of discrepancy to ies to form discrepancies.
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dih · skrep · un · see · strongest beat: skrep
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MeaningDiscrepancy means A discrepancy is a mismatch between things that are expected to agree.
ExampleExample: There is a discrepancy between the number of tickets sold and the number recorded in the notebook.
Word breakdown
4 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- dih · skrep · un · see
- Strongest beat
- skrep
- Ending
- see
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on skrep.
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Synonyms
Words like Discrepancy
inconsistencyUse for details or accounts that do not agree with one another.
mismatchUse when two compared records, amounts, or details fail to correspond.
Antonyms
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agreementUse for correspondence between compared records or figures, rather than a promise or contract.
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Word family
Discrepancy word family
Base word
discrepancy
noun
discrepancies
Plural: several discrepancies in the two lists.
adjective
discrepant
Not in agreement: discrepant totals. This form is more formal than different.
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Hint for students
Use a discrepancy between A and B, or discrepancies in a record. Stress SKREP. A single mismatch takes a discrepancy; several take discrepancies.
Common mix-up
A discrepancy identifies a disagreement, not its cause or which version is correct. Do not label every harmless difference a discrepancy when there is no reason to expect a match. The word can also describe disagreement generally, as in little discrepancy between the accounts.
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Partners create two copies of a five-item inventory with one deliberate mismatch. Exchange them, identify the discrepancy precisely, and ask for the original record before correcting either copy.
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Give learners two short lists that should match but contain one different number. What exactly disagrees, and what would they check before deciding which list is correct?
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