| all the same |
of no importance; making no 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. |
| charge |
the amount of electricity in an object. Charge causes electrical energy to flow in a current. The movement of electrical energy from one point to another is caused by a difference between the charges at the two points. An electrical charge can be positive or negative. [1/12 definitions] |
| chasm |
a division or separation caused by a pronounced difference of opinion, beliefs, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| chromatic |
having to do with a musical scale, where the difference between each note is one half step. [1/2 definitions] |
| color-blind |
not able to see a difference between certain colors. |
| complement |
in geometry, the difference between a right angle and a given angle that is less than ninety degrees. [1/7 definitions] |
| conflict |
a strong difference of opinion. [1/3 definitions] |
| confuse |
to fail to see the difference between or among. [1/2 definitions] |
| contradistinction |
distinction by contrast or difference. |
| contrast |
to compare in order to show differences. [3 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. [1/2 definitions] |