exact

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb claim as due or just
  2. verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  3. adjective marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

Etymology

From Latin exāctus (the verb via Middle English exact), perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due; measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).

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Synonyms

demand

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