- something that is transacted, esp a business deal or negotiation
- (plural) the published records of the proceedings of a society, conference, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
trans•ac•tion /trænˈsækʃən, -ˈzæk-/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] the act or process of transacting;
the fact of being transacted. - [countable] something transacted, esp. a business agreement.
trans•ac•tion
(tran sak′shən, -zak′-),USA pronunciation n.
trans•ac ′tion•al, adj.
trans•ac ′tion•al•ly, adv.
- the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- an instance or process of transacting something.
- something that is transacted, esp. a business agreement.
- Psychologyan interaction of an individual with one or more other persons, esp. as influenced by their assumed relational roles of parent, child, or adult.
- transactions, the published records of the proceedings, as papers read, addresses delivered, or discussions, at the meetings of a learned society or the like.
- Latin trānsāctiōn- (stem of trānsāctiō) completion, transaction. See transact, -ion
- late Middle English 1425–75
trans•ac ′tion•al•ly, adv.
- 2. deal, bargain, enterprise, venture, affair.
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transaction /trænˈzækʃən/ n
'transaction' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absorb
- action
- bargain
- bed and breakfast
- boilerplate
- cash
- cheat
- close out
- counterfoil
- deal
- denominate
- double entry
- enter
- entry
- e-payment
- fiddle
- finalize
- flyer
- go-between
- kite
- leaseback
- loss
- margin
- memorandum
- negotiate
- operation
- pocket
- proceeds
- profit
- record
- return
- session
- side deal
- stub
- swindle
- third party
- trade-in
- trans.
- voucher
- write off
- act
- affirm
- afford
- agreement
- average
- black work
- break
- broker
- bundle
- buy