Overview of verb exact

The verb exact has 2 senses

• demand, exact -- (claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan")


• claim, take, exact -- (take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her")

Overview of adj exacting

The adj exacting has 3 senses

• fastidious, exacting -- (having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements")


• stern, strict, exacting -- (severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards")


• exigent, exacting -- (requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation")