transacts

verb

present tense third-person singular of transact
as in negotiates
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 transacts And it must be checked continuously as the agent acts, transacts, and delegates. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transacts
  1. negotiates
  2. deals
  3. sells
  4. buys
  5. purchases
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  • Cusick and Kretschmann offer complementary chords of variable petulance and insecurity, as newcomer Cuoso ably negotiates her character’s shifting ambiguities.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • The federal government also negotiates directly with pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of some of the most expensive drugs in Medicare, through a program created by Congress in 2022.
    — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of negotiates
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  • To two young stars whose endorsement deals dwarf their league salaries, $400 is probably couch-cushion change.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • The online shop currently has under-the-radar deals up to 80 percent off, from early fall clothing to cozy home upgrades.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of deals
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  • Veejay is a great model and sells Naheim’s and Jeffrey’s outfits, which are both really fashionable and exciting; Jeffrey’s burgundy suit is very femme-fatale Ursula.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Flock sells its services as a crime-fighting tool, built on a network of cameras that record and analyze everything that passes by them.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of sells
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  • When a healthcare business buys in volume, suppliers offer substantial discounts, a discount that can be passed on to the patients.
    — Dr. Beh Chun Chuan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Wall Street is buzzing about Bending Spoons , an Italian tech conglomerate that buys mature internet brands and cuts their expenses using artificial intelligence.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of buys
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  • One collector who purchases the base edition will receive this 1-of-1 autograph.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The airline industry has traditionally been focused on building sophisticated systems to optimize pricing, forecast demand, manage inventory and maximize revenue before a passenger purchases a ticket.
    — Juan Pablo Lafosse, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of purchases

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