ac·tu·al 
/ˈæktʃəwəl/ adjective
/ˈæktʃəwəl/ adjective 1 : real and not merely possible or imagined : existing in fact
▪ The movie is based on actual events. [=on events that really happened] ▪ They signed the agreement in the spring, but the actual sale wasn't made until that summer. ▪ You deposit money in a bank account but the actual money is not held there. ▪ He looks younger, but he is in actual fact almost 60 years old. [=he is actually almost 60 years old] 2 : known to be correct or precise : not false or apparent
▪ The woman's actual [=exact] age is unknown. ▪ The actual cost of the repair was much higher than the estimate. 3 — used for emphasis ▪ This is the actual [=very] room in which my grandfather was born.
▪ The movie is based on actual events. [=on events that really happened] ▪ They signed the agreement in the spring, but the actual sale wasn't made until that summer. ▪ You deposit money in a bank account but the actual money is not held there. ▪ He looks younger, but he is in actual fact almost 60 years old. [=he is actually almost 60 years old]
▪ The woman's actual [=exact] age is unknown. ▪ The actual cost of the repair was much higher than the estimate.
