First Known Use: circa 1585
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transact
verb trans·act \tran-ˈzakt, tran(t)-ˈsakt\
: to do (business) with another person, company, etc.
Full Definition of TRANSACT
intransitive verb
: to carry on business
transitive verb
1
: to carry to completion <transact a sale>
2
: to carry on the operation or management of : do <transact business>
— trans·ac·tor \-ˈzak-tər, -ˈsak-tər\ noun
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Origin of TRANSACT
Latin transactus, past participle of transigere to drive through, complete, transact, from trans- + agere to drive, do — more at agent
Rhymes with TRANSACT
abstract, attract, class act, compact, contact, contract, crookbacked, detract, didact, diffract, distract, enact, entr'acte, epact, exact, extract, humpbacked, hunchbacked, impact, infract, intact, mossbacked, playact, protract, react, redact, refract, retract, sex act, subtract, swaybacked, unbacked
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transact
verb trans·act \tran-ˈzakt\
trans·act·edtrans·act·ing
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