actual

/ˈak-ch(ə-w)əl/

Middle English, "active, existing in fact," borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French actuel, borrowed from Late Latin āctuālis, from Latin āctus + -ālis

adjective

  1. existing in fact or reality

  2. not false or apparent

  3. —used for emphasis

actual events

actual costs

noun

  1. money equal to the cost of replacing lost, stolen, or damaged property after depreciation

idiom

  1. in reality : actually

He looks younger, but he is in actual fact almost 60 years old.