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trans⋅ac⋅tion

  [tran-sak-shuhn, -zak-]
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–noun
1. the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
2. an instance or process of transacting something.
3. something that is transacted, esp. a business agreement.
4. Psychology. an interaction of an individual with one or more other persons, esp. as influenced by their assumed relational roles of parent, child, or adult.
5. transactions, the published records of the proceedings, as papers read, addresses delivered, or discussions, at the meetings of a learned society or the like.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L trānsāctiōn- (s. of trānsāctiō) completion, transaction. See transact, -ion

Related forms:
trans⋅ac⋅tion⋅al, adjective
trans⋅ac⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. deal, bargain, enterprise, venture, affair.
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trans·ac·tion   (trān-sāk'shən, -zāk'-)   
n.  

  1. The act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.

  2. Something transacted, especially a business agreement or exchange.

  3. Communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved; personal interaction: "a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader" (William Zinsser).

  4. transactions A record of business conducted at a meeting; proceedings.

trans·ac'tion·al adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

transaction 
c.1460, "the adjustment of a dispute," from M.Fr. transaction, from L. transactionem (nom. transactio) "an agreement, accomplishment," from transactus, pp. of transigere "accomplish, drive or carry through," from trans- "through" + agere "to drive" (see act). Meaning "a piece of business" is attested from 1647. The verb transact is first recorded 1584.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

transaction

See trade.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: trans·ac·tion
Pronunciation: tran-'zak-sh&n, -'sak-
Function: noun
1 : something transacted; especially : an exchange or transfer of goods, services, or funds
2 a : an act, process, or instance of transacting b : an action or activity involving two parties or things that reciprocally affect or influence each other
3 in the civil law of Louisiana : an onerous contract that is intended by the parties to prevent or end actual or possible litigation and in which they make reciprocal concessions —compare ACCORD, SATISFACTION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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