actual amount/cost/figure Residents are paying electricity prices that are double the actual cost of generating electricity.
There is a gap between desired and actual performance.
3 real, rather than part of an idea or plan:
He's had a lot of interviews, but never had an actual job.
5 an amount of money that a company really spends, rather than an amount of money that it plans or expects to spend:
We continuously compare budgeted amounts with actuals.
6 something that physically exists such as oil, metal, grain, or coffee that is traded on the stock market:
I often prefer the ads on TV to the actual programmes.
The documentary was a misrepresentation of the truth and bore little resemblance to actual events.
The actual signing of the treaty was a downbeat affair without any ceremony.
Their predictions were hopelessly out of line with the actual results.
He said he went to Florida for medical treatment, but in actual fact he was trying to escape from the British police.
Actual players may want actual not hypothetical compensation to those made use of by trade.
The players do not need to know anything about each other except the actual strategies chosen in each round.
If they anticipate their actual signing to be quick, they can quickly feign signing as well.
