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Compensation vs Commission - What's the difference?

compensation | commission |


As nouns the difference between compensation and commission

is that compensation is the act or principle of compensating while commission is a sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).

As a verb commission is

to send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

Quickly vs Shim - What's the difference?

quickly | shim |


As an adverb quickly

is rapidly; with speed; fast.

As a noun shim is

a wedge or shim can be (informal|often|derogatory) a person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual.

As a verb shim is

to fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.

Quick vs Promptly - What's the difference?

quick | promptly |


As adverbs the difference between quick and promptly

is that quick is (colloquial) with speed, quickly while promptly is in prompt manner; both soon and quickly.

As an adjective quick

is moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

As a noun quick

is raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

As a verb quick

is to amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.

Rocker vs Crank - What's the difference?

rocker | crank |


As nouns the difference between rocker and crank

is that rocker is rocker (someone passionate about rock music) while crank is a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.

As an adjective crank is

(slang) strange, weird, odd.

As a verb crank is

to turn by means of a crank .

China vs Quinoa - What's the difference?

china | quinoa |


As nouns the difference between china and quinoa

is that china is (uncountable) the root of a climbing plant, smilax china l, once believed to have important medicinal properties or china can be (cockney rhyming slang|countable) mate (ie, friend) while quinoa is a goosefoot, , native to the andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

Account vs Control - What's the difference?

account | control |


As nouns the difference between account and control

is that account is (accounting) a registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review while control is (countable|uncountable) influence or authority over.

As verbs the difference between account and control

is that account is to provide explanation while control is to exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

Legend vs Famous - What's the difference?

legend | famous |


As a noun legend

is a story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.

As a verb legend

is (archaic|transitive) to tell or narrate; to recount.

As an adjective famous is

well known.

Defraud vs Finagle - What's the difference?

defraud | finagle |


As verbs the difference between defraud and finagle

is that defraud is to obtain money or property by fraud; to swindle while finagle is to obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect and usually deceitful methods.

Defraud vs Wheedle - What's the difference?

defraud | wheedle |


As verbs the difference between defraud and wheedle

is that defraud is to obtain money or property by fraud; to swindle while wheedle is to cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.

Benefits vs Pension - What's the difference?

benefits | pension |


As nouns the difference between benefits and pension

is that benefits is while pension is guesthouse.

As a verb benefits

is (benefit).

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