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List of meaning for exact

precise or accurate

exact(adj)

marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

"an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

accurate, exact, precise(verb)

(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

"a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

demand, exact(verb)

claim as due or just

"The bank demanded payment of the loan"

claim, take, exact(verb)

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

"the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard

maybe I wasn't being very exact when I said I had done it a million times—but it sure seemed like it

being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent

the exact number of passengers on that airplane was 147

following an original exactly

an exact replica of an aircraft flown by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II

made or done with extreme care and accuracy

the company stresses that its optical telescopes are exact instruments and should not be handled as toys

meeting the highest standard of accuracy

in order for the blind to fit properly, we must have the exact measurements of the window

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightest

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the ice

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats

that loan shark can be counted upon to exact repayment of his loan by whatever means necessary

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