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exact [ɪgˈzækt]

1 exact adjective
  • fully and completely correct or accurate
  • very careful and accurate

2 exact verb
  • to demand and get (something, such as payment or revenge) especially by using force or threats
  • —used in phrases like exact a terrible toll and exact a high/heavy price to say that something has caused a lot of suffering, loss, etc.