| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | trans·act |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr n-skt , -zkt |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: trans·act·ed, trans·act·ing, trans·acts
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To do, carry on, or conduct: transact business over the phone; transacting trade agreements. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To conduct business: transacting with foreign leaders. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin tr nsigere, trnsct- : trns-, trans- + agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | trans·actor —NOUN
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