transaction
Americannoun
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the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
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an instance or process of transacting something.
- Synonyms:
- affair, venture, enterprise, bargain, deal
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something that is transacted, especially a business agreement.
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Psychology. an interaction of an individual with one or more other persons, especially as influenced by their assumed relational roles of parent, child, or adult.
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transactions, the published records of the proceedings, as papers read, addresses delivered, or discussions, at the meetings of a learned society or the like.
noun
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something that is transacted, esp a business deal or negotiation
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the act of transacting or the state of being transacted
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(plural) the published records of the proceedings of a society, conference, etc
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(in business computing) the act of obtaining and paying for an item or service
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(in general computing) the transmission and processing of an item of data
Other Word Forms
- pretransaction noun
- transactional adjective
- transactionally adverb
Etymology
Origin of transaction
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin trānsāctiōn- (stem of trānsāctiō ) “completion, transaction”; transact, -ion
Example Sentences
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Bessent said the Treasury saw a record amount of foreign inflows into auctions last year while volume of transactions remain high.
From Barron's
Funds managed by Apollo Global Management will invest preferred equity in the transaction.
The cabinet also decided to repeal a legal requirement for a transaction permit to complete any purchase of real estate, thereby reducing oversight meant to prevent fraud.
From BBC
This transaction would be considered a bolt-on but would be transformational for the lender as it would fill the gap it has in its affluent wealth offering, analyst Benjamin Toms writes.
My wife and I bought it at an opportune moment many years ago and can’t afford to move—transaction costs and mortgage rates being what they are.
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