difference

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the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same:

difference between What's the difference between an ape and a monkey?

difference in Is there any significant difference in quality between these two items?

a disagreement:

settle your differences They had a terrible argument a few weeks ago, but now they've settled their differences.

resolve your differences They need to resolve their differences quickly.

to disagree:

have a difference of opinion about They had a difference of opinion about their child's education.

the amount by which one thing is different from another:

age difference What is the age difference between you and your sister?

price difference Much of the price difference is due to higher taxes.

difference in There's a big difference in age between them.

difference of There's a difference of eight years between them.

the way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same:

[ C ] We try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong.

[ C ] We’d like better seats, but if the difference in price is too much, we’ll keep what we have.