transaction

noun

tran-ZAK-shuhn/tɹænˈzækʃən/

7 meanings of transaction

1
nouncountable
A deal between people or companies, like buying or selling something.
Like trading baseball cards with a friend: each side gives something and gets something.
The transaction went through, and both sides were happy.
They finished the deal in one quick transaction.
Similardeal, agreement, bargain
2
nouncountable
A trade where two sides swap things like money, goods, or ideas.
Like swapping a sandwich for a friend's chips at lunch.
Their transaction was simple: she gave him a book for two dollars.
Every transaction at the market is a swap of goods for cash.
Similarexchange, trade, interchange
3
nouncountable
Money moving into or out of a bank account.
Like writing a line in a notebook every time you put in or take out money.
Each transaction shows up in your banking app right away.
She checked every transaction on her monthly statement.
Similarpayment, transfer
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4
noununcountable
The act of doing or carrying out business or plans.
Like getting every step of a school project done from start to finish.
The transaction of daily business kept the office busy.
He oversaw the transaction of the whole deal from start to finish.
Similarconduct, handling, management, execution
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5
nouncountable
A set of computer steps that all happen together, or none happen at all.
Like a light switch: it's either fully on or fully off, never stuck halfway.
If the transaction fails, the database goes back to how it was before.
The banking app saves your changes as one transaction.
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6
nouncountable
A small back-and-forth between people, like one person speaking and another answering.
Like a game of catch: one person throws a word, the other throws one back.
Every transaction between them ended in a smile.
A simple transaction, like saying hello, can set the tone for the day.
Similarexchange, interaction, encounter
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7
nouncountable
A written record of what happens at the meetings of a learned group.
Like the notes someone writes down so people who missed the meeting can read what happened.
The society printed each transaction so members could read the talks.
Old transactions of the club fill the library shelves.
Similarproceedings, journal, record
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Origin

It came from Middle French transaction, which came from older French transaccion and from Late Latin transactio.