See Also: actual(dictionary)
Actual(medicine)
ACTUAL(law)
actual(dictionary)
Actual Charge(law)
Actual Cash Value(law)
ACTUAL MALICE(law)
Actual Confusion(law)
Actual market(finance)
Actual market(money)

actual (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: actuel, from Late Latin actualis, from Latin actus; ACT1]
used to emphasize that something is real or exact
::I'm not joking. Those were his actual words.
::I know Germany won, but I can't tell you the actual score.
::Interest is only charged on the actual amount borrowed.
::In actual fact (=really) , there is little evidence to support the allegations.
the actual sth
used to introduce the most important part of an event or activity
::The programme starts at 8.00 but the actual film doesn't start until 8.30.
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HINT sense 1
Do not use actual to mean 'at the present time'. Use current or present the current (NOT actual) economic policy.