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
Verb
  • As Lima negotiates the removal of those duties, China continues to outpace the United States in trade with Peru.
    — Marco Aquino, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Trigild regularly negotiates the sale of properties, including the Broomfield Hyatt, Industry Denver and the Greenwood Village office.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiates
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  • The set further deals her first Top Latin Rhythm Albums entry in nearly seven years, since Mala Santa in 2019.
    — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the decision deals a severe blow to American alliance credibility.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of deals
Verb
  • The organization now sells around 200 million cookies annually.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the latter, one of those buyers is The Boyzzz, who then sells the products on Whatnot.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of sells
Verb
  • Especially since the company buys from more than 200 brands across its entire storefronts.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Roughly two percent of that four dollars buys fraud models, monitoring and the right to dispute the charge.
    — Satya Vandrangi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of buys
Verb
  • Set against the competitive world of Fleet Street, Murdoch purchases the failing Sun and recruits Lamb, a working-class editor with a very different idea of what a newspaper can be.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone who meets the legal age requirement and purchases a ticket from an authorized retailer in a participating jurisdiction can play, regardless of nationality.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchases

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“Transacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transacts. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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