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ac·tu·al
I. \ˈakchə(wə)l, -ksh-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, active, existing, from Middle French actuel, from Late Latin actualis active, practical, from Latin actus act + -alis -al — more at act
1. obsolete : involving or relating to acts or deeds : active
< her walking and other actual performances — Shakespeare >
2.
a. : existing in act
< our actual intentions >
: existent — contrasted with potential and possible
b. : existing in fact or reality : really acted or acting or carried out — contrasted with ideal and hypothetical
< in actual life >
< the actual conditions >
— distinguished from apparent and nominal
< the actual cost of goods >
3. : not spurious : real, genuine
< an actual blizzard >
< actual falsehood >
< hard-pressed but not in actual poverty >
4. : in existence or taking place at the time : present, current
< caught in the actual commission of the crime >
5. physics : kinetic; also : motive, sensible — used of energy
Synonyms: see real
II. noun
(-s)
1. : something that is actual or exists in fact : reality
2. : something actually received or at hand (as a cash receipt or a market commodity) as distinct from estimated or expected
< trading in both actuals and futures in grain > |