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The correct spelling is exacting.
How to pronounce exacting
verb
Say it like: Exa-cti-ng
The correct spelling is exacting. To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. For example: "to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone"
Usage Examples
“to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone”
“to exact revenge on someone”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
- 2.To make desirable or necessary.
- 3.To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce.
adjective
- 1.Making excessive demands; difficult to satisfy.
- 2.(of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
- 3.(of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
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