transact

trans·act

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

Examples of TRANSACT

1. We had some important business to transact with our distributors.
2. 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