Actual (adjective)
relating to a person’s acts or deeds; active, practical from 14th c.
Actual (adjective)
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. from 14th c.
“the actual cost of goods;”
“the actual case under discussion”
“The actual government expenses dramatically exceed the budget.”
“real”
“potential|possible|virtual|speculative|conceivable|theoretical|nominal|hypothetical|estimated”
Actual (adjective)
in action at the time being; now existing; current
Actual (adjective)
Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, very. from 18th c.
“present”
“future|past”
Actual (noun)
an actual, real one; notably:
Actual (noun)
something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
Real (adjective)
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
Real (adjective)
Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
“This is real leather.”
Real (adjective)
Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
“These are real tears!”
Real (adjective)
Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
“a description of real life”
Real (adjective)
That has objective, physical existence.
“No one has ever seen a real unicorn.”
Real (adjective)
Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power contrast nominal.
“My dad calculated my family’s real consumption per month.”
“What is the real GNP of this polity?”
Real (adjective)
Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
Real (adjective)
Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
Real (adjective)
Relating to immovable tangible property.
“real estate;”
“real property”
Real (adjective)
Absolute, complete, utter.
“This is a real problem.”
Real (adjective)
Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.
“I’m keeping it real.”
Real (adverb)
Really, very.
Real (noun)
A commodity; see realty.
Real (noun)
One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
Real (noun)
A real number.
Real (noun)
A realist.
Real (noun)
Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain’s colonies.
Real (noun)
A coin worth one real.
Real (noun)
A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942
Real (noun)
A coin worth one real.
Real (noun)
A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.
Real (noun)
A coin worth one real.
Actual (adjective)
existing in fact; real
“the estimate was much less than the actual cost”
Actual (adjective)
used to emphasize the important aspect of something
“the book could be condensed into half the space, but what of the actual content?”
Actual (adjective)
existing now; current
“using actual income to measure expected income”
Real (adjective)
actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed
“Julius Caesar was a real person”
“her many illnesses, real and imaginary”
Real (adjective)
used to emphasize the significance or seriousness of a situation
“the competitive threat from overseas is very real”
“there is a real danger of civil war”
Real (adjective)
relating to something as it is, not merely as it may be described or distinguished
“Locke’s distinction between the real and nominal essence of substances”
Real (adjective)
(of a thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine
“the earring was presumably real gold”
Real (adjective)
true or actual
“this isn’t my real reason for coming”
“his real name is James”
Real (adjective)
rightly so called; proper
“he’s my idea of a real man”
Real (adjective)
complete; utter (used for emphasis)
“the tour turned out to be a real disaster”
Real (adjective)
adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power
“real incomes had fallen by 30 per cent”
“an increase in real terms of 11.6 per cent”
Real (adjective)
(of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part.
Real (adjective)
(of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.
Real (adverb)
really; very
“my head hurts real bad”
Real (noun)
the basic monetary unit of Brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.
Real (noun)
a former coin and monetary unit of various Spanish-speaking countries.