transact

verb

transacted; transacting; transacts

transitive verb

1
: to carry to completion
transact a sale
2
: to carry on the operation or management of : do
transact business

intransitive verb

: to carry on business
transactor
tran-ˈzak-tər How to pronounce transact (audio)
tran(t)-ˈsak-tər
noun

Examples of transact in a Sentence

We had some important business to transact with our distributors. transact a real estate deal
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Those include a large economy that transacts with the world; the financial system’s deepest, most liquid capital markets; a credible central bank; and the rule of law. Colby Smith, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 However, authentication processes, such as Prove Auth, can help prevent unauthorized access to user accounts and platform services and ensure that only legitimate users are transacting. Quora, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Investors cannot transact freely in the country’s financial markets because of capital controls, and the currency is heavily managed by the government — two insurmountable barriers to the Chinese currency assuming a more global role. Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Sloan acknowledged that this has been one of the latest-breaking baseball markets he’s seen in a while, as scatter deals that are normally hashed out in January and February were still being transacted on Opening Day. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transact

Word History

Etymology

Latin transactus, past participle of transigere to drive through, complete, transact, from trans- + agere to drive, do — more at agent

First Known Use

circa 1585, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of transact was circa 1585

Cite this Entry

“Transact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transact. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

transact

verb
trans·​act tran(t)s-ˈakt How to pronounce transact (audio) tranz- How to pronounce transact (audio)
1
: to carry through
transact a sale of property
2
: conduct entry 2 sense 2, carry on
transact business
transactor noun

Legal Definition

transact

intransitive verb
trans·​act tran-ˈzakt, -ˈsact How to pronounce transact (audio)
1
: to carry on business
2
in the civil law of Louisiana : to settle a dispute by a transaction

transitive verb

1
: to carry to completion
transact a sale
2
: to carry on the operation or management of
transact business

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