exact from



exact something from someone

to demand something from someone; to take something from someone. The bill collector sought to exact payment from them for a debt that had been paid off long ago. You cannot exact a single cent from me.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VishnuVISH-noo (Hinduism)Hinduism, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi
Lilianalee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Polish), lil-ee-AN-ə (English)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, English
Gonca-Turkish
Oliviero-lee-VYE (French), O-lee-veer (Dutch)French, Dutch
DelmaDEL-mə (English)Irish, English
Hersh-Yiddish