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actuals

actuals noun: documented historical results; things that have happened rather than things that are planned. Also the plural of actual.

Noun

actuals

  1. (project management) Documented historical results; things that have happened rather than things that are planned.
    • This year's projections are above prior year actuals by five percent.
  2. Physical commodities (physicals) or financial instruments which are traded in futures contracts.

Also used as

actuals is also the plural of actual.

Questions about actuals

What does actuals mean?
Actuals means documented historical results; things that have happened rather than things that are planned.
What part of speech is actuals?
Actuals is a noun.

Words near actuals in the dictionary

  1. actualizers
  2. actualizes
  3. actualizing
  4. actually
  5. actualness
  6. actuals
  7. actuarial
  8. actuarial science
  9. actuarially
  10. actuarian
  11. actuarians

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