transact
verb
trans·act
tran-ˈzakt 
tran(t)-ˈsakt
tran(t)-ˈsakt
transacted; transacting; transacts
1
: to carry to completion
transact a sale
2
: to carry on the operation or management of : do
transact business
: to carry on business
Examples of transact in a Sentence
We had some important business to transact with our distributors.
transact a real estate deal
Recent Examples on the Web
One important factor behind the category’s spectacular growth over the past two decades has been access to pricing history online, enabling buyers and sellers to transact with a transparent view of what the market fairly bears.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
The segment, which includes what Citi calls Treasury and Trade Solutions such as liquidity management, and Securities Services, like custody and fund services, transacts about $5 trillion a day for clients including Microsoft, Walmart, and Stripe according to the Morgan Stanley report.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
Those deals that have transacted are much less than the halcyon days of two years ago.
—Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 8 June 2024
One way the United States stops weapons sales to North Korea, for instance, is by imposing secondary sanctions that prevent Americans from doing business not just with the North Korean military but also with any foreign entity that transacts with the North Korean military.
—Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
The segment, which includes what Citi calls Treasury and Trade Solutions such as liquidity management, and Securities Services, like custody and fund services, transacts about $5 trillion a day for clients including Microsoft, Walmart, and Stripe according to the Morgan Stanley report.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
Those deals that have transacted are much less than the halcyon days of two years ago.
—Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 8 June 2024
One way the United States stops weapons sales to North Korea, for instance, is by imposing secondary sanctions that prevent Americans from doing business not just with the North Korean military but also with any foreign entity that transacts with the North Korean military.
—Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021
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“Transact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transact. Accessed 8 Jul. 2024.
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transact
verb
trans·act
tran(t)s-ˈakt
tranz-
tranz-
1
: to carry through
transact a sale of property
2
: conduct entry 2 sense 2, carry on
transact business
Legal Definition
transact
intransitive verb
trans·act
tran-ˈzakt, -ˈsact
1
: to carry on business
2
in the civil law of Louisiana
: to settle a dispute by a transaction
1
: to carry to completion
transact a sale
2
: to carry on the operation or management of
transact business
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