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trans⋅act

  [tran-sakt, -zakt]
Use transact in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement.
–verb (used without object)
2. to carry on or conduct business, negotiations, etc.: He was ordered to transact only with the highest authorities.
Origin:
1575–85; < L trānsāctus (ptp. of trānsigere to carry out, accomplish), equiv. to trāns- trans- + ag(ere) to drive, lead + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
trans⋅ac⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate. See perform.
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trans·act   (trān-sākt', -zākt')   
v.   trans·act·ed, trans·act·ing, trans·acts

v.   tr.
To do, carry on, or conduct: transact business over the phone; transacting trade agreements.
v.   intr.
To conduct business: transacting with foreign leaders.

[Latin trānsigere, trānsāct- : trāns-, trans- + agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
trans·ac'tor n.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: trans·act
Pronunciation: tran-'zakt, -'sact
Function: intransitive verb
1 : to carry on business
2 in the civil law of Louisiana : to settle a dispute by a transaction transitive verb 1 : to carry to completion <transact a sale>
2 : to carry on the operation or management of <transact business>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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