as near as makes no difference in English

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "as near as makes no difference (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter."
      ],
      "id": "en-as_near_as_makes_no_difference-en-adv-L1X24XS8",
      "links": [
        [
          "Almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ],
        [
          "attainment",
          "attainment"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "word": "close enough for government work"
        },
        {
          "word": "near as damn it"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "as near as makes no difference"
}

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "as near as makes no difference (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adverbs",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English uncomparable adverbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ],
        [
          "attainment",
          "attainment"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "close enough for government work"
    },
    {
      "word": "near as damn it"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as near as makes no difference"
}

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"as near as makes no difference" meaning in English

Adverb