as in to negotiate
to do (business) with another person, company, etc.
We had some important business to transact with our distributors. transact a real estate deal
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Recent Examples of transact
In a world where agents transact and decide for us, trust itself becomes programmable.
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Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
That functionality will allow users registered with Google Pay to allow an agent to transact on their behalf, with their permission.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
In a digital world, the ability to transact privately and without political permission is as vital to freedom as the right to speak or assemble.
—Saul Hudson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
This is why Sabi built TRACE, a digital infrastructure designed for Africa’s producers, miners, and traders to prove legitimacy and meet global standards for transacting with the rest of the world.
—Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
That functionality will allow users registered with Google Pay to allow an agent to transact on their behalf, with their permission.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
In a digital world, the ability to transact privately and without political permission is as vital to freedom as the right to speak or assemble.
—Saul Hudson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
This is why Sabi built TRACE, a digital infrastructure designed for Africa’s producers, miners, and traders to prove legitimacy and meet global standards for transacting with the rest of the world.
—Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Such cover is often used in sectors such as agriculture – with pay-outs for farmers when a flood of a set magnitude occurs, for example – and provides policyholders with a speedy settlement, rather than requiring them to negotiate with loss adjusters.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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During his insulated schooling and military training, nobody told Joseph that South Africa’s white civilian leaders had changed their view of Mandela and were beginning to negotiate with him.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Media executives have been gearing up for AI to deal the journalism industry a fatal blow as the advent of the tech has left devastating holes in web traffic.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
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Viel played 10 games with Boston before being dealt to the Ducks last Friday.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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All three victims were shot and killed outside the Sky Market on 85th Avenue and International Boulevard, allegedly after the brothers attempted to purchase marijuana from another person who was at the store, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The company is currently jointly owned by Qatari investors and the Kering company, with Kering having the option to purchase the entire brand by 2028.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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More than 5,000 people have bought it at Amazon and given it high ratings.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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A lot of schools are running black and gold days on Monday, so local people are coming in, and travelers are buying stuff to wear to the game.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also require businesses that sell delivery goods, such as grocery delivery providers or DoorDash, to list a comparison of the delivery price versus the regular price if the goods were to be bought in-person at the store.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Greg Ketter has spent nearly five decades selling comic books and science fiction novels at DreamHaven Books and Comics in Minneapolis.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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About 40 minutes into the film, Linda makes the fatal mistake of bartering with her daughter outside the treatment facility.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Workers have far less bargaining power to barter for better salaries that once made the jobs so attractive.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Transact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transact. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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