transactional
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the process of conducting business.
A leading authority on ethical issues in commercial practice, she has designed classes and materials to teach students transactional skills.
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of or relating to personal or social interaction characterized by mutual influence and exchange.
The teacher questioned each pair of students in turn about the transactional nature of the role play—how their partner's statements or behavior shaped their own.
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of or relating to an attitude in which personal interaction revolves around cost and benefit.
There is a shift toward a more transactional relationship between a synagogue and its congregants, where the focus is often on dues and program fees.
Other Word Forms
- transactionally adverb
Etymology
Origin of transactional
Example Sentences
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“And so it does have to go from like, ‘Oh, you’re the manny’ to waking up to each other as something other than this transactional thing with you babysitting.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
But then again, the alignment between Moscow and Tehran has always been transactional.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
If you give him one penny of your own money, it will open up a transactional codependence between you and this man, who is a virtual stranger.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
In some cases, the clinical encounter itself can become transactional, with documentation treated as part of what the client is paying for.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Both patient and nurse become more through making responsible choices in the intersubjective, transactional nursing situation.
From Humanistic Nursing by Paterson, Josephine G.
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