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Word: Exaction
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin exactio(n-), from exigere ‘ascertain, perfect, enforce’ (see exact)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzakʃn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzakʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment
Short Definition:action of demanding and obtaining something from someone
Examples:- he supervised the exaction of tolls at various ports
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