actual
US /ˈæktʃəwəl/
adjective Core · B1 Tài chính & ngân sách
Definition
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The actual cost of the project was lower than we expected.
Word Family
Synonyms
- realany rational or irrational number
- genuinenot fake or counterfeit
- authenticconforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
Collocations
- Easy actual pricedescribing actual price (presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible)
- Medium actual expenditure versus forecastdescribing actual expenditure versus forecast (presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible)
- Hard actual market value of sharesdescribing actual market value of shares (presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible)
- Very Hard discrepancy between actual and perceived riskdescribing discrepancy between actual and perceived risk (a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions)
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