differences

difference |ˈdif(ə)rəns| noun

a point or way in which people or things are not the same: the differences between men and women.

• the state or condition of being dissimilar or unlike: their difference from one another.

• a disagreement, quarrel, or dispute: the couple are patching up their differences.

• a quantity by which amounts differ; the remainder left after subtraction of one value from another: the gross margin is the difference between the total cost of the goods and the final selling price.

• Heraldry an alteration in a coat of arms to distinguish members or branches of a family.

verb [ with obj. ] Heraldry

alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

PHRASES

make a (or no) difference have a significant effect (or no effect) on a person or situation: the law will make no difference to my business.

with a difference having a new or unusual feature or treatment: a fashion show with a difference.

ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin differentia (see differentia) .

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