Thesaurus results for TRANS-ACTION

transaction

noun

tran-ˈzak-shən

as in sale

the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price if you want to return any merchandise, make sure you keep the receipt for the initial sales transaction

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Recent Examples of transaction Business-to-consumer and peer-to-peer financial transactions–even across borders–can now be done in minutes. —

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 Crowdfunding platforms now facilitate billions of dollars in transfers each year, and peer-to-peer payment apps process hundreds of billions more in transactions. —

Pamala Wiepking, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026 The term is fine when describing retail or other transactions, which are agnostic with regard to the appropriateness about what is being provided (or how). —

Lois Snyder Sulmasy, STAT, 23 Feb. 2026 Financial transactions and other investigations The DEA document also reveals the existence of other previously unknown investigations with some link to Epstein. —

Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transaction

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sale

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Occupations such as truck drivers, plumbers, construction workers, carpenters, sales professionals, police officers, and members of the armed forces all favored Republicans in their donations, per the Washington Examiner’s analysis.

— Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Two months after Skydance bought Paramount, WBD put itself up for sale.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026