What does Transaction mean?

Definitions for Transaction
trænˈsæk ʃən, -ˈzæk-trans·ac·tion

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Transaction.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. transaction, dealing, dealingsnoun

    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

    "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

Wiktionary

  1. transactionnoun

    The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).

  2. transactionnoun

    A deal or business agreement.

  3. transactionnoun

    An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.

  4. transactionnoun

    The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.

  5. transactionnoun

    An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction).

  6. transactionnoun

    A record of the proceedings of a learned society

  7. Etymology: From transactio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Transactionnoun

    Negotiation; dealing between man and man; management; affairs; things managed.

    Etymology: transaction, Fr. from transact.

    It is not the purpose of this discourse to set down the particular transactions of this treaty. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

ChatGPT

  1. transaction

    A transaction is a completed agreement between two parties where goods, services, or resources are exchanged, commonly accompanied by the exchange of money. This can occur in various contexts such as business, finance, and technology. It is recorded and can be traceable, making it a crucial element in financial management and accountability.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transactionnoun

    the doing or performing of any business; management of any affair; performance

  2. Transactionnoun

    that which is done; an affair; as, the transactions on the exchange

  3. Transactionnoun

    an adjustment of a dispute between parties by mutual agreement

Editors Contribution

  1. transaction

    To move money into an official bank account or official financial account.

    The transaction is recorded efficiently.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  


  2. transaction

    To take money from an official bank account or official financial account.

    The transaction is efficient and accurate.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Transaction' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4020

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Transaction' in Nouns Frequency: #1036

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Transaction in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Transaction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Transaction in a Sentence

  1. Attorney Nicholas O'Donnell:

    Any transaction in 1935, where the sellers on the one side were Jews and the buyer on the other side was the Nazi state itself is by definition a void transaction.

  2. Vince McMahon:

    The only way for WWE to fully capitalize on this opportunity is for me to return as Executive Chairman and support the management team in the negotiations for our media rights and to combine that with a review of strategic alternatives, my return will allow WWE, as well as any transaction counterparties, to engage in these processes knowing they will have the support of the controlling shareholder.

  3. Justin Trudeau:

    Our intelligence and security agencies came back with a very clear recommendation that they didn't feel the transaction should proceed for national security reasons and as we said we would, we abide by that decision.

  4. Deutsche Bank:

    We are reviewing a transaction that may have involved unacceptable conflicts of interest when structured in 2009.

  5. Victor Hugo:

    He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of the most busy life. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incidence, chaos will soon reign.

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