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difference

/ˈdɪfrəns/

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noun

plural -ences

the quality that makes one person or thing unlike another [noncount]

She knows the difference between right and wrong.

There's no difference between the two houses. They look exactly the same. [singular]

There's a striking difference in the sisters' looks. [=they look very different from each other]

To tell the difference between two people or things is to see how they are unlike each other.

It's hard to tell the difference [=distinguish] between one action movie and another.

The new version is supposed to be much better than the old one, but I can't tell the difference (between them).

[count] :something that people do not agree about :a disagreement in opinion

They've always had their differences. [=they have always disagreed about some things]

The debate gave them a chance to air their differences. [=to discuss the things that they disagree about]

We need to find a way to resolve/settle our differences. [=to stop disagreeing, arguing, etc.]

There seems to be a difference of opinion [=people disagree] about what we should do next.

They divorced because of irreconcilable differences. [=serious disagreements that they were not able to settle]

[count] :the degree or amount by which things differ

There's a big difference in price.

There's a 15-year age difference between her oldest and youngest children. [=her oldest child is fifteen years older than her youngest child]

make a difference

to cause a change :to be important in some way

Cost can make a difference in deciding on a college.

When would you like to leave? It makes no difference (to me). [=it doesn't matter to me; I don't care]

The weather didn't make any difference in our plans. [=didn't change our plans]

It would make a lot of difference if you came.

Your help made a big difference.

It makes very little difference. [=it matters very little]

The size of the engine can make all the difference. [=can be very important; can matter most]

It may not matter to you, but it makes all the difference in the world to me. = It makes a world of difference to me. [=it matters very much to me]

to do something that is important :to do something that helps people or makes the world a better place

She says that she got into politics because she wanted to make a difference.

same difference

chiefly US informal - used to say that two things are not really different in any important way

They lost 100 games last year. Actually, they only lost 96 games. Same difference. The point is, they were awful.

split the difference

xem split

what's the difference?

used to ask how one thing is different from another

I like this one a lot more than that one. Why? What's the difference (between them)?

or what difference does it/that make? - used to ask why something is important or to suggest that something is not important

What's the difference whether I go or not?

What difference does it make [=what does it matter] if I go with you?