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- exact from
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:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
PÉTur | | - | Icelandic |
Gautam | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali |
CinÁEd | | KIN-ahj (Irish) | Scottish, Irish |
Oral | | - | English (Rare) |
Lilli | | LI-lee (German), LEEL-lee (Finnish) | German, Finnish |
Achilles | | [ə'kili:z] | |