transacting

verb

present participle of transact
as in dealing
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 transacting Some commentators have said the move will encourage people to return to transacting in cash. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 An agent who has paid for exclusive rights to a ZIP code has a direct financial interest in the homeowners in that territory transacting. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Kalshi Trading—and any other principal trading firm transacting on an affiliated exchange—would be forced to only engage with markets by quoting both sides. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Institutions that learn to act on that data, delivering the right guidance and offer at the right moment while making transacting easy, will win wallet share. — Jb Orecchia, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Under California law, companies that are suspended by state tax officials are legally barred from transacting any business. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026 Due to changes to federal tax reporting rules that Congress approved in 2021, payment platforms, including Venmo, CashApp, PayPal and any other platforms used for transacting funds, had to issue 1099-K forms to any Americans who received more than US$600 in payments. — Pamala Wiepking, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026 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 The new rules will also impact businesses transacting with SMEs. — Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transacting
  1. dealing
  2. negotiating
  3. purchasing
  4. buying
  5. selling
Verb
  • The two-way Japanese sensation also won’t be dealing from the mound again this season.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • After dealing only in renderings the last time around, the real, live Nugget Schmiede roof burst to life at the recent Düsseldorf Caravan Salon.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of dealing
Verb
  • Over seven episodes, the candidates take on the actual work of a broker, negotiating multimillion-euro deals and handling discerning clients.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
  • To insulate its power consumers, TVA is negotiating cost-sharing agreements with commercial partners.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiating
Verb
  • Other factors included stubbornly high oil prices and the purchasing managers’ index report hitting its highest level in more than four years.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • If the council votes to declare the land surplus, there would be a 60-day period during which interested parties could express their interest in purchasing the land, followed by a 90-day period of negotiations.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchasing
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  • In the current market, buying more is not necessarily the answer; buying better is.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The American Dream, in this sense, moved from production to consumption, from homesteaders growing crops to homeowners buying appliances.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of buying
Verb
  • Francesca Breccia’s Coccinelle Film Sales is handling the film and will start selling it to international buyers during Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Although the tapes won’t be part of the planned auction, Littleton is going forward with selling previously unpublished photos of the band, studio material, set lists, a tour parka, instruments the band owned, and other items.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of selling

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“Transacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transacting. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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