exacta

noun

ex·​ac·​ta ig-ˈzak-tə How to pronounce exacta (audio)
: perfecta

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Use in multis and exactas, especially with pace and track fit in his favor. — Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Take Skinner, who will be a big price, and play him in exactas with the other boss (Tapit Trice) plus the win contenders from the secondary list. — Ed Derosa, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2023 My $1 exacta box will include those two with Renegade and Commandment (a $12 bet). — Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 5 June 2026 The most popular exact score outcome is Chiefs 31, 49ers 21 with 16% of the market betting on that exacta. — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for exacta

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from American Spanish (quiniela) exacta "exact quiniela"

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exacta was in 1964

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“Exacta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exacta. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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