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ac·tu·al (āk'chōō-əl) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, active, from Late Latin āctuālis, from Latin āctus, past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Actual
Ac"tu*al\ (#; 135), a. [OE. actuel, F. actuel, L. actualis, fr. agere to do, act.]1. Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.] Her walking and other actual performances. --Shak. Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to God. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real; -- opposed to potential, possible, virtual, speculative, conceivable, theoretical, or nominal; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion. 3. In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the actual situation of the country. Actual cautery. See under Cautery. Actual sin (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by ourselves in contradistinction to "original sin." Syn: Real; genuine; positive; certain. See Real.Actual
Ac"tu*al\, n. (Finance) Something actually received; real, as distinct from estimated, receipts. [Cant] The accounts of revenues supplied . . . were not real receipts: not, in financial language, "actuals," but only Egyptian budget estimates. --Fortnightly Review.
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Language Translation for : actual
Spanish:
real,
German:
tatsächlich,
Japanese:
現実の
actual
c.1315, "pertaining to an action," from O.Fr. actuel "now existing, up to date," from L.L. actualis "active," adj. form of L. actus (see act). The broader sense of "real" (as opposed to potential, ideal, etc.) is due to infl. of Fr. actualite. Actually in the sense of "as a matter of fact, really" is attested from 1762.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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actual
- In commodities, the physical asset (that is, the commodity) as opposed to a futures contract on that asset.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: ac·tu·al
Function: adjective
: existing in fact or reality —compare CONSTRUCTIVE —ac·tual·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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