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transact

[ tran-sakt, -zakt ]
/ trænˈsækt, -ˈzækt /
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verb (used with object)

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

verb (used without object)

to carry on or conduct business, negotiations, etc.: He was ordered to transact only with the highest authorities.

RELATED WORDS

effectuate, conclude, manage, finish, close, jell, sell, accomplish, perform, conduct, enact, prosecute, move, handle, do, negotiate, clinch, discharge, buy, execute

Nearby words

trans-siberian railroad, trans-siberian railway, trans., transacetylase, transacetylation, transact, transactinide, transactinide element, transaction, transactional analysis, transactivate

Origin of transact

1575–85; < Latin trānsāctus (past participle of trānsigere to carry out, accomplish), equivalent to trāns- trans- + ag(ere) to drive, lead + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms

trans·ac·tor, nounpre·trans·act, verb (used with object)un·trans·act·ed, adjective

Synonym study

1. See perform.
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British Dictionary definitions for transact

transact

/ (trænˈzækt) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

transactor, noun

Word Origin for transact

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