| all the same |
of no consequence or difference. [1/2 definitions] |
| arbitrage |
the purchase of a security or commodity in one financial market and its immediate resale in a different market, used as a way to profit from the difference in market prices. [1/3 definitions] |
| balance |
to calculate the difference between the credits and debits of (an account). [1/8 definitions] |
| balance of payments |
the difference between a nation's payments to another nation and its receipts from the other nation, including imports, exports, and other flow of capital. |
| balance of trade |
the difference in value between a country's total imports and its total exports. |
| black sheep |
one who differs from and is often an embarrassment or disgrace to his or her family or group. This may be be due to this person's disreputable behavior, lack of worldly success, or difference in belief or point of view from that of the group. |
| chasm |
a division or separation caused by a pronounced difference of opinion, beliefs, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| complement |
in geometry, the difference between a right angle and a given angle that is less than ninety degrees. [1/7 definitions] |
| contradistinction |
distinction by contrast or difference. |
| contrast |
to show a difference or differences on comparison. [3/7 definitions] |
| degree-day |
a unit that represents one degree of difference, from a standard temperature, in the mean outdoor temperature on a certain day. |
| deviation |
difference or divergence, as from a typical pattern, accepted social norms, political orthodoxy, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
| diacritical |
serving to signal a difference or distinction. [1/2 definitions] |
| differential |
being, characterized by, or causing a difference or distinction. [4/8 definitions] |
| differentiate |
to indicate or constitute a difference between. [1/6 definitions] |
| disagreement |
a difference of opinion; conflict. [1/3 definitions] |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. [1/2 definitions] |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| dissension |
a difference of opinion; dissent. [1/2 definitions] |
| dissimilarity |
a particular point of unlikeness or difference. [1/2 definitions] |
| dissimilitude |
a point of difference or distinction. [1/2 definitions] |