actual
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ACTUAL
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:
real and not merely possible or imagined
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existing in fact
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The movie is based on actual events. [=on events that really happened]
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They signed the agreement in the spring, but the actual sale wasn't made until that summer.
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You deposit money in a bank account but the actual money is not held there.
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He looks younger, but he is in actual fact almost 60 years old. [=he is actually almost 60 years old]
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known to be correct or precise
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not false or apparent
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The woman's actual [=exact] age is unknown.
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The actual cost of the repair was much higher than the estimate.
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— used for emphasis
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This is the actual [=very] room in which my grandfather was born.
