Static would mean that you don't need an object in order to call the property or method, all you would need to do is call the method/property directly.
An example of this would be as follows:
<pre><code>class Account
{
private static double interestRate;
private double balance;
public static double GetInterestRate()
{
 return interestRate;
}
public double GetBalance()
{
 return balance;
}
}
</code></pre>by calling it with Console.WriteLine(Account.GetInterestRate());
In comparison of having to create the object initially.
<pre><code>Account myAccount = new Account();
Console.WriteLine(myAccount.GetInterestRate());
</code></pre>

Static would mean that you don't need an object in order to call the property or method, all you would need to do is call the method/property directly.

An example of this would be as follows:
```
class Account
{
private static double interestRate;
private double balance;
public static double GetInterestRate()
{
          return interestRate;
}
public double GetBalance()
{
          return balance;
}
}
```
by calling it with Console.WriteLine(Account.GetInterestRate());

In comparison of having to create the object initially.

```
Account myAccount = new Account();
Console.WriteLine(myAccount.GetInterestRate());
```

Static vs non-static