Exact vs Collect - What's the difference?

Exact is a related term of collect.

In lang=en terms the difference between exact and collect

is that exact is to forcibly obtain or produce while collect is to infer; to conclude.

As adjectives the difference between exact and collect

is that exact is precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect while collect is to be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

As verbs the difference between exact and collect

is that exact is to demand and enforce the payment or performance of while collect is to gather together; amass.

As an adverb collect is

with payment due from the recipient.

As a noun collect is

(christianity) the prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the book of common prayer.

exact

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.

Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

I see thou art exact of taste.

* 1661 , , The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond

During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant

Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

An exact command, / Larded with many several sorts of reason.

(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.

Synonyms

* (precisely agreeing) perfect, true, correct, precise * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) strict * spot on

Antonyms

* (precisely agreeing) inexact, imprecise, approximate * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) loose

Derived terms

* exactly * exactness * exact sequence

Verb

(en verb)

To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.

to exact tribute, fees, or obedience

* Bible, Luke iii. 13

He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

To make desirable or necessary.

* Massinger

My designs exact me in another place.

To forcibly obtain or produce.

to exact revenge

Derived terms

* exactable * exacter * exacting * exactor

External links

* * * 1000 English basic words ----

collect

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) collecten, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)

To gather together; amass.

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To get; particularly, get from someone.

To accumulate a number of similar or related (objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.

To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare (gather), (get).)

* 1992 , (Hilary Mantel), A Place of Greater Safety , Harper Perennial 2007, p. 292-3:

the riot is so great that it is very difficult to collect what is being said.

* John Locke

which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected .

To collect payments.

To come together in a group or mass.

To collect objects as a hobby.

To infer; to conclude.

* South

Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons.

Adjective

(-)

To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay.

Adverb

(-)

With payment due from the recipient.

I had to call collect .

Derived terms

* call collect * collect one's thoughts * collect one's wits * collect up * collectible * collection * collector * recollect, recollection

Etymology 2

(Wikipedia) From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun) (sometimes capitalized)

(Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon.

External links

* * * 1000 English basic words