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  • 1exact payment — index collect (recover money) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2exact tribute — index toll (exact payment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3exact — I adjective accurate, admitting of no deviation, allowing no departure from the standard, careful, clear cut, close, correct, defined, detailed, diligens, exactus, explicit, express, faithful, literal, meticulous, minute, particular, plain,… …

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  • 4exact — ex‧act [ɪgˈzækt] verb [transitive] formal to demand and get something from someone, especially using forceful methods: • My client is only claiming the return of taxes exacted under an unlawful demand. exaction noun [uncountable] : • The company… …

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  • 5Exact — Ex*act , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacting}.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See {Exact}, a.] To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the… …

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  • 6exact — [eg zakt′, igzakt′] adj. [L exactus < pp. of exigere, to drive out, measure, determine < ex , out + agere, to do: see ACT1] 1. characterized by, requiring, or capable of accuracy of detail; very accurate; methodical; correct [an exact… …

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  • 7exact — 1 adjective 1 correct and including all the necessary details: exact description of the assassin | I don t know the exact terms of the agreement. | exact replica/copy etc: They built an exact replica of the opera house in Naples. | to be exact… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8exact — /əgˈzækt / (say uhg zakt), /ɛg / (say eg ) adjective 1. strictly accurate or correct: an exact likeness; an exact description; an exact translation. 2. precise, as opposed to approximate: the exact sum due; the exact date. 3. admitting of no… …

  • 9exact — exactable, adj. exacter, exactor, n. exactness, n. /ig zakt /, adj. 1. strictly accurate or correct: an exact likeness; an exact description. 2. precise, as opposed to approximate: the exact sum; the exact date. 3. admitting of no deviation, as… …

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  • 10exact — ex•act [[t]ɪgˈzækt[/t]] adj. 1) strictly accurate or correct: an exact description[/ex] 2) precise, as opposed to approximate: the exact date[/ex] 3) admitting of no deviation, as laws or discipline; strict or rigorous 4) capable of the greatest… …

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