transaction

[ tran-sak-shuhn, -zak- ]
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noun
  1. the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.

  2. an instance or process of transacting something.

  1. something that is transacted, especially a business agreement.

  2. 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.

  3. transactions, the published records of the proceedings, as papers read, addresses delivered, or discussions, at the meetings of a learned society or the like.

Origin of transaction

1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin trānsāctiōn- (stem of trānsāctiō ) “completion, transaction”; see transact, -ion

Other words for transaction

Other words from transaction

  • trans·ac·tion·al, adjective
  • pre·trans·ac·tion, noun

Words Nearby transaction

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How to use transaction in a sentence

  • It was a mighty simple transaction, but it produced some startling results for me, that same coin-spinning.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • The incident did not demand more than a few seconds for its transaction and Winifred hardly noticed it, so unstrung was she.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • This acceptance is based upon a transaction involving the importation or exportation of goods.

    Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
  • An agent must not act for both parties in any transaction unless this is understood by both of them.

  • This act is a solemn federal transaction among the members of the Covenanting community.

British Dictionary definitions for transaction

transaction

/ (trænˈzækʃən) /


noun
  1. something that is transacted, esp a business deal or negotiation

  2. the act of transacting or the state of being transacted

  1. (plural) the published records of the proceedings of a society, conference, etc

  2. (in business computing) the act of obtaining and paying for an item or service

  3. (in general computing) the transmission and processing of an item of data

Derived forms of transaction

  • transactional, adjective
  • transactionally, adverb

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