adjective
- completely accurate and correct in every detail
- demanding complete accuracy or correctness
verb
- to demand and obtain something from someone
Usage: formal
Examples
- Please give me the exact time.
- The measurements must be exact for the recipe to work.
- She is very exact in her work and never makes mistakes.
- The exact location of the treasure remains unknown.
- My math teacher is exact and expects perfect calculations.
- The kidnappers tried to exact a ransom from the family.
- The new law will exact heavy penalties for speeding.