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Added 9 October 2026

transact

/ˌtɹænˈzækt/ verb

Categories: Money & PropertyRare Words

Latin root: trānsāctus Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transact at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. To do, carry through, conduct or perform.
  2. To carry over, hand over or transfer something.
  3. To conduct business.

Origin

Back-formation from transaction, or else from Latin trānsāctus, past participle of trānsigere.

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