transaction

[ tran-sak-shuhn, -zak- ]

/ trænˈsæk ʃən, -ˈzæk- /

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noun

the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.

an instance or process of transacting something.

something that is transacted, especially a business agreement.

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.

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

Nearby words

transacetylase, transacetylation, transact, transactinide, transactinide element, transaction, transactional analysis, transactivate, transacylase, transaldolation, transalpine

Origin of transaction

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin trānsāctiōn- (stem of trānsāctiō) completion, transaction. See transact, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR transaction

2 deal, bargain, enterprise, venture, affair.

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Related forms

trans·ac·tion·al, adjectivetrans·ac·tion·al·ly, adverbpre·trans·ac·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for transaction

A Morgan pal was present at the transaction and is said to have texted with him using the cost-saving app Viber.
The Mystery of Donald Ray Morgan, the 44-Year-Old American Who Loved ISIS|Michael Daly|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dealer calls himself to check the numbers, and the transaction is made.
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It plunges into a vast trove of transaction data and comes up with related products.
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Still, he would only ship to a licensed dealer, who would handle the transaction.
People Are Using Instagram to Sell Their Guns...and It’s Mostly Legal|Brian Ries|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Do a transaction, and take a couple of basis points as a commission.
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By this means David took away all the grace of the transaction, and irritated Absalom.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie
At once I pounced on this admission, crying: 'That shows that he regarded the transaction as unlawful!
Oriental Encounters|Marmaduke Pickthall
Mr. Hastings is exceedingly dissatisfied with those excuses, and this is the whole account of the transaction.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. X. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
The three persons engaged in this transaction are, for the time being, Snobs.
The Book of Snobs|William Makepeace Thackeray
But that is precisely the transaction which you have cleared from the guilt of simony.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for transaction

transaction

/ (trænˈzækʃən) /

noun

something that is transacted, esp a business deal or negotiation

the act of transacting or the state of being transacted

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

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

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

Derived Forms

transactional, adjectivetransactionally, adverb

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