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trans·ac·tion [ tran zákshən, tran sákshən ]


noun  (plural trans·ac·tions)
Definition:
 
1. instance of doing business: an instance of doing business of some kind, e.g., a purchase made in a shop or a withdrawal of funds from a bank account

2. act of negotiating: the act of negotiating something or carrying out a business deal

3. interaction: a communication or activity between two or more people that influences and affects all of them ( formal )

4. comput addition to database: an action that adds, removes, or changes data in a database or other computer program



plural noun trans·ac·tions 
Definition:
 
proceedings: the published records of a learned society

[Mid-15th century. Via French< late Latin transactiion-< Latin transigere "drive through, accomplish" < agere "drive, do"]

trans·ac·tion·al adjective
trans·ac·tion·al·ly adverb
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