transact

[ tran-sakt, -zakt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement.

   Synonyms: negotiate, manage, settle, conclude, enact

verb (used without object)

1. to carry on or conduct business, negotiations, etc.:

   He was ordered to transact only with the highest authorities.

transact

/ trænˈzækt /

verb

1. to do, conduct, or negotiate (business, a deal, etc)

Derived Forms

• transˈactor, noun

Other Words From

• trans·actor noun
• pretrans·act verb (used with object)
• untrans·acted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transact¹

First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin trānsāctus (past participle of trānsigere “to carry out, accomplish”), equivalent to trāns- “across, beyond, through” + ag(ere) “to drive, lead” + -tus past participle suffix; trans-

Word History and Origins

Origin of transact¹

C16: from Latin trānsactus , from trānsigere , literally: to drive through, from trans- + agere to drive

Synonym Study

See perform.

Example Sentences

You and I may transact our daily cash business in singles, $5s, $10s, and the occasional $20.

From The Daily Beast

A call therefore to transact any business that may be legally presented is not sufficient.

From Project Gutenberg

It is only to transact some higher business that even Apollo dare play the truant from Admetus.

From Project Gutenberg

The difficulty of the end is the mass of matter to be attended to, and the small time left to transact it in.

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As it was Monday, however, there were no papers, and consequently there was no business to transact.

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That agents be sent over in six months, fully instructed to answer and transact what was undetermined at that time.

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