Alcohol and drug abusers exact a heavy toll on American businesses due to lower productivity, increased absenteeism, and accidents.
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exact — ex‧act [ɪgˈzækt] verb [transitive] formal to demand and get something from someone, especially using forceful methods: • My client is only claiming the return of taxes exacted under an unlawful demand. exaction noun [uncountable] : • The company… … Financial and business terms
exact a toll/price/cost — ► to create problems, loss, danger, etc. for someone or something: »Alcohol and drug abusers exact a heavy toll on American businesses due to lower productivity, increased absenteeism, and accidents. Main Entry: ↑exact … Financial and business terms
exact a cost — exact a toll/price/cost ► to create problems, loss, danger, etc. for someone or something: »Alcohol and drug abusers exact a heavy toll on American businesses due to lower productivity, increased absenteeism, and accidents. Main Entry: ↑exact … Financial and business terms
exact a toll — exact a toll/price/cost ► to create problems, loss, danger, etc. for someone or something: »Alcohol and drug abusers exact a heavy toll on American businesses due to lower productivity, increased absenteeism, and accidents. Main Entry: ↑exact … Financial and business terms
exact — ex|act1 S3 [ıgˈzækt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exactus, past participle of exigere; EXACT2] 1.) completely correct in every detail ▪ Police are still investigating the exact cause of the accident. ▪ What were his exact words? ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
exact — [[t]ɪgzæ̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ exacts, exacting, exacted 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Exact means correct in every detail. For example, an exact copy is the same in every detail as the thing it is copied from. I don t remember the exact words... The exact… … English dictionary
price — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something demanded in exchange Nouns 1. price, amount, cost, expense, prime cost, charge, figure, demand; fare, hire, bill, tab, rental; overhead, carrying charge or cost; rent charge, rackrent,… … English dictionary for students
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Price of tea in China — The price of tea in China is an expression which is used to denote something which is unrelated to the current topic of discussion.It has been said that this expression has stemmed from economists, who describe everything economic as affecting… … Wikipedia
