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Definition of transact

verb

[with object]
  • conduct or carry out (business): traders transact business in the public exchange [no object]:the dealer must know the price at which he is prepared to transact

Derivatives

transactor

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin transact- 'driven through', from the verb transigere, from trans- 'through' + agere 'do, lead'

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