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transaction

/tɹænˈzækʃən/ noun

Latin root: transactio Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transaction at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities).
    no transactions are possible without him

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French transaction, from Old French transaccion, from Late Latin transactio. By surface analysis, trans- + action.

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