disparency
disparency noun: a significant discrepancy.
Noun
disparency (countable and uncountable, plural disparencies)
- A significant discrepancy.
- Any insufficient tax payable bears interest on the amount of the disparency at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum from April 30th to the time of payment.1921, Canadian Dental Association, Dominion Dental Journal, volume 33
- There seems to be a slight disparency about the title, for on the inside front cover it is given as "Introduction to Econometric Methods," but the title of the book itself is "Econometrics," which is a far more accurate description.1971, Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, Bulletin - Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, volume 7
- Synonyms:
- disparity
Synonyms of disparency
Forms of disparency
| plural | disparencies |
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Origin of disparency
From disparate + -ency.
Questions about disparency
- What does disparency mean?
- Disparency means a significant discrepancy.
- What part of speech is disparency?
- Disparency is a noun.
- What is the plural of disparency?
- The plural of disparency is disparencies.
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