Discrepancies in the firm's financial statements led to an investigation.
There were discrepancies between their accounts of the accident.
There is some discrepancy [=disagreement] between the results of the two studies.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|crep|an|cy — «dihs KREHP uhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. lack of consistency; difference; disagreement: »There was a discrepancy in the two reports of the accident. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under difference. (Cf. ↑difference) 2. an example of … Useful english dictionary
dis|crep´ant|ly — dis|crep|ant «dihs KREHP uhnt», adjective. showing lack of harmony; disagreeing; different; inconsistent. SYNONYM(S): discordant, inharmonious. ╂[< Latin discrepāns, antis, present participle of discrepāre sound differently < dis apart, off … Useful english dictionary
dis|crep|ant — «dihs KREHP uhnt», adjective. showing lack of harmony; disagreeing; different; inconsistent. SYNONYM(S): discordant, inharmonious. ╂[< Latin discrepāns, antis, present participle of discrepāre sound differently < dis apart, off + crepāre to … Useful english dictionary
dis|crep|ance — «dihs KREHP uhns», noun. = discrepancy. (Cf. ↑discrepancy) … Useful english dictionary
crep — crep·ance; crep·ey; crep·i·ness; crep·i·tant; crep·i·tate; crep·i·ta·tion; crep·i·tus; de·crep·it; de·crep·i·tate; de·crep·i·ta·tion; de·crep·it·ly; de·crep·it·ness; de·crep·i·tude; dis·crep·ance; dis·crep·an·cy; dis·crep·ant; hip·po·crep·i·form; … English syllables
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
discrepancy — dis·crep·an·cy … English syllables
discrepancy — dis·crep·an·cy (dis krepґən se) disagreement or inconsistency … Medical dictionary
discrepant — dis•crep•ant [[t]dɪˈskrɛp ənt[/t]] adj. (usu. of two or more accounts, findings, etc.) differing; disagreeing; inconsistent • Etymology: 1400–50; < L discrepant , s. of discrepāns, prp. of discrepāre to sound discordant = dis I+crepāre to… … From formal English to slang
discrepance — dis·crep·ance (dĭ skrĕpʹəns) n. Discrepancy. * * * … Universalium
