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   exact

   /ɪɡˈzakt/

   adjective

   • 1. not approximated in any way; precise: "the exact details were still being worked out"
   • ▪ accurate or correct in all details: "an exact replica, two feet tall, was constructed" Similar preciseaccuratecorrectfaithfulclosetrueveraciousliteralstrictunerringfaultlesserrorlesserror-freeperfectimpeccableexplicitdetailedminutemeticulousthoroughblow-by-blowinch-perfectinformal:on the nailon the markon the beamon the buttonspot onbang onon the moneyOpposite inexactinaccurate
   • ▪ (of a person) accurate and careful about minor details: "she was an exact, clever manager" Similar carefulmeticulouspainstakingprecisepunctiliousconscientiousrigorousscrupulousexactingmethodicalsystematicwell organizedorderedorderlycontrolledOpposite careless
   • ▪ (of a subject of study) permitting precise measurements as a basis for rigorously testable theories: "psychomedicine isn't an exact science yet"

   verb

   • 1. demand and obtain (something) from someone: "he exacted promises that another Watergate would never be allowed to happen" Similar demandrequireinsist oncommandcall forimposerequestask forexpectlook forextractcompelforcewringwrestsqueezeobtainarchaic:constrain
   • ▪ inflict (revenge) on someone: "he exacts a cruel revenge against the winning candidate" Similar inflictimposedeliveradministerissueapply

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- ‘completed, ascertained, enforced’, from the verb exigere, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. The adjective dates from the mid 16th century and reflects the Latin exactus ‘precise’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exactable adjective
   • 2. exactor noun

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   What does exact mean in English?

   • Other forms: exacting; exacted; exacts; exactest; exacter; exactingly If something's exact, it's precise and completely accurate — as opposed to a guess, an estimate, or an approximation. Exact also has the meaning of taking something from someone, often money, and generally only given up with reluctance under the threat of force.

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   What is the difference between exact and correct?

   • exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands. correct, accurate, exact, precise, nice, right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth.

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   What does exacten mean in English?

   • Middle English exacten "to require as payment," borrowed from Latin exāctus, past participle of exigere "to drive out, achieve, enforce payment of or the performance of (a task), require, inquire into, examine" from ex- ex- entry 1 + agere "to drive (cattle), be in motion, do, perform" — more at agent

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   What does exact money mean?

   • to exact money; to exact tribute from a conquered people. See extract. He would not disclose the exact revenue earned or how much these partnerships contribute to the publisher’s overall revenue breakdown.

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   • English (US)

     EXACT meaning: 1. in great detail, or complete, correct, or...

   • Exact Spanish Translation

     EXACT translate: exacto, exacto/ta [masculine-feminine]....

   • Exact: French Translation

     EXACT translate: exact/-acte, exact, rigoureux, méticuleux,...

   • Exact: Japanese Translation

     EXACT translate: 正確な, 正確（せいかく）な. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     exact translate: genau, gewissenhaft, genau, fordern. Learn...

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   Exact definition: strictly accurate or correct. See examples of EXACT used in a sentence.

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   If something's exact, it's precise and completely accurate — as opposed to a guess, an estimate, or an approximation. Exact also has the meaning of taking something from someone, often money, and generally only given up with reluctance under the threat of force.

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