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.

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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Related Words for transact

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

Examples from the Web for transact

Contemporary Examples of transact

You and I may transact our daily cash business in singles, $5s, $10s, and the occasional $20.
All About the Benjamins: Here’s the Redesigned $100 Bill
Daniel Gross
October 7, 2013

Historical Examples of transact

Austin and I have the most important business to transact at Witherby, so he's driving me over.
Viviette
William J. Locke
You confuse me, and how can I transact business if I am confused?
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
The proof of this is that they were willing to transact business with him.
Chance
Joseph Conrad
The shaikh came to transact some business of consequence to him.
Byeways in Palestine
James Finn
The verb kulel means to transact business for another, to act as deputy.
The Maya Chronicles
Various

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

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