transact
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verb \tran-ˈzakt, tran(t)-ˈsakt\Definition of TRANSACT
intransitive verb
: to carry on business
transitive verb
1
: to carry to completion <transact a sale>
2
: to carry on the operation or management of : do <transact business>
— trans·ac·tor \-ˈzak-tər, -ˈsak-tər\ noun
See Examples of TRANSACT
- We had some important business to transact with our distributors.
- transact a real estate deal
Origin of TRANSACT
Latin transactus, past participle of transigere to drive through, complete, transact, from trans- + agere to drive, do — more at agent
First Known Use: circa 1585
Rhymes with TRANSACT
abstract, attract, class act, compact, contact, contract, crookbacked, detract, didact, diffract, distract, enact, entr'acte, epact, exact, extract, humpbacked, hunchbacked, impact, infract, intact, mossbacked, playact, protract, react, redact, refract, retract, sex act, subtract, swaybacked, unbacked
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