Definition
To carry out an action, the result of which is a significant change, or an altered circumstance.
To be of importance; to matter.
In Context
- "I was hoping that, by volunteering at this refuge, I could make a difference, however small."
- "I don't think it makes a difference whether you come tonight or not."
- "Increasingly, it does not make a difference—economically, at least—whether the husband or wife is the primary wage earner, or whether either or both of them work."