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exactment

exactment noun: the process of exacting something; exaction.

Noun

exactment (countable and uncountable, plural exactments)

  1. The process of exacting something; exaction.

Forms of exactment

pluralexactments

Origin of exactment

From exact + -ment.

Questions about exactment

What does exactment mean?
Exactment means the process of exacting something; exaction.
What part of speech is exactment?
Exactment is a noun.
What is the plural of exactment?
The plural of exactment is exactments.

Words near exactment in the dictionary

  1. exactitude
  2. exactitudes
  3. exactive
  4. exactiveness
  5. exactly
  6. exactment
  7. exactments
  8. exactness
  9. exactnesses
  10. Exacto knife
  11. Exacto knives

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