transact

verb trans·act \ tran-ˈzakt , tran(t)-ˈsakt \

Definition of transact

transitive verb

1 :to carry to completion

transact a sale

2 :to carry on the operation or management of :do

transact business

intransitive verb

:to carry on business

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transactor

play \-ˈzak-tər, -ˈsak-tər\ noun

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Examples of transact in a Sentence

We had some important business to transact with our distributors.
transact a real estate deal

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A few days after the contentious meeting, Carey and her husband went to the tax collector’s office to transact some business.

— lauren ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Stop carping, Seminole leaders, and work together," 17 Aug. 2017
Many worried that such high fees would hinder Bitcoin’s growing adoption and use, disenfranchising most of the world’s actual Bitcoin users, leaving only price speculators and those willing to pay high fees to transact in bitcoin.

— jake smith, Fortune, "The Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Will Show Us Which Coin Is Best," 11 Aug. 2017
In Utah and Oklahoma, people can now transact business with like-minded gold enthusiasts.

— marsha mercer, Philly.com, "Economic anxiety, distrust of government, fuel gold rush," 11 Aug. 2017
So the stagnation in Anchorage's housing market qualifies as pretty good news to those in the business of transacting homes.

— jeannette lee falsey, Alaska Dispatch News, "In Anchorage, fewer single-family homes are for sale and prices are flat," 12 July 2017
Bitcoin, like its predecessors, is simply a better way to transact online.

— jerry brito, Fortune, "What Bitcoiners Are Doing to Fight Ransomware," 30 June 2017
Deutsche Bank made the trade in anticipation of how clients were going to transact and isn’t expecting the bet to reverse, one of the people said.

— matt scully, Bloomberg.com, "Deutsche Bank Faces Possible $60 Million Derivative Loss," 27 June 2017
In addition, Buckeye customers can transact business at other credit union that are part of a collaborative network, called SharedBranching.org.

— teresa dixon murray, cleveland.com, "Buckeye State Credit Union closes one local branch with no notice," 23 June 2017
And not even personal dynamic power; more like economic power and cultural-politics power, and how things are transacted.

— ann friedman, The Cut, "Who Gets to Speak and Why," 22 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of transact

Latin transactus, past participle of transigere to drive through, complete, transact, from trans- + agere to drive, do — more at agent

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transact

verb

Definition of transact for English Language Learners

: to do (business) with another person, company, etc.

TRANSACT Defined for Kids

transact

verb trans·act \ tran-ˈzakt \

Definition of transact for Students

transacted; transacting

:to carry on :manage, conduct

transacting business

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transact

intransitive verb trans·act \ tran-ˈzakt, -ˈsact \

legal Definition of transact

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

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