actual result

collocation in English

meaningsofactualandresult

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actual
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/
existing ...
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result
noun
uk
/rɪˈzʌlt/us
/rɪˈzʌlt/
something that happens or exists because of ...
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(Definition ofactualandresultfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofactual result

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At this point, the master's skeleton returns theactualresultof the computation.
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It is the cost of such a reduction, rather than theactualresult, which is of primary interest.
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In spite of a massive propaganda effort, however, theactualresultof 3.4 million crowns fell far short of the hoped-for goal of ten million.
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When the inferior service resulted in a small tip, this was seen as justification for inferior treatment itself, rather than as theactualresultof providing poor service.
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I must confess that that was a very surprising fact, but that is theactualresultof an official investigation.
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Theactualresultwas only 168 votes a constituency in favour.
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Such matters must have an effect on the working of the labour market and, therefore, on theactualresultof any agreed pay limit.
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Everybody would then see what was theactualresultand not an estimated result of the working of the coal industry for the year 1919.
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It makes no difference in theactualresult.
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What has been theactualresultof the serum treatment?
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I accepted the fact that it was well-intentioned, but this was theactualresult.
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We have to wait to see what is going to be theactualresultof his policy.
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Theactualresulthas turned out the other way.
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Here is the fact of theactualresultof the work carried out.
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What is theactualresultof goods being made here instead of abroad?
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What has been theactualresultto the people?
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We must wait and see what theactualresultwill be.
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A scale may be changed without making any difference to theactualresult.
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Indeed, we welcome theactualresultof the proposal in the diminution of the amount of charge which building societies will pay.
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