transact
[ tran-sakt, -zakt ]
/ trænˈsækt, -ˈzækt /
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,
- transactinide,
- transactinide element,
- transactinide elements,
- transaction,
- 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
Synonym study
1. See perform.
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transact
/ (trænˈzækt) /
verb
to do, conduct, or negotiate (business, a deal, etc)
Word Origin for transact
C16: from Latin trānsactus, from trānsigere, literally: to drive through, from trans- + agere to drive
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transact
1580s, from Latin transactus, past participle of transigere "to drive through, accomplish" (see transaction). Related: Transacted; transacting.
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