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eintreiben — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exact adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.

Senses

eintreiben is used for these senses in English:

  • debt collection (law) The process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses.
  • exact (ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.

exact — full definition

  1. adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
  2. adjective Careful and precise by habit; strict about following rules or keeping promises.
  3. verb To demand and enforce payment or compliance, sometimes forcefully.
  4. verb To make something necessary or unavoidable.

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