Synonyms of transaction

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sale
• deal
• purchase
• auction
• trade
• negotiation
• bargain
• buy
• steal
• clearance
• silent auction
• horse-trading
• closeout
• fair
• garage sale
• rummage sale
• yard sale
• haggle
• fire sale
• jumble sale
• tag sale

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transaction

That first-ever barcode transaction brought stores into the computing age. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

He was charged with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and making an unlawful monetary transaction. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

True Fit’s dataset, spanning more than $500 billion in transactions, tens of millions of products, hundreds of millions of shoppers and a global network of retailers, is one of the industry’s most extensive datasets for fit intelligence. — Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

What People Say Is Only the Beginning One of the central lessons of Gray’s career is that the visible transaction rarely tells the entire story. — Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026