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transact

[tran-sakt, -zakt]
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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

  1. trans-siberian railroad,
  2. trans-siberian railway,
  3. trans.,
  4. transacetylase,
  5. transacetylation,
  6. transactinide,
  7. transactinide element,
  8. transactinide elements,
  9. transaction,
  10. transactional analysis

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 formstrans·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

verb

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

Word Origin for transact

C16: from Latin trānsactus, from trānsigere, literally: to drive through, from trans- + agere to drive
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Word Origin and History for transact

transact

v.

1580s, from Latin transactus, past participle of transigere "to drive through, accomplish" (see transaction). Related: Transacted; transacting.

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