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transaction

noun · /tɹænˈzækʃən/ · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does transaction mean?

transaction (noun): a deal or business agreement.

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you use transaction in a sentence?

How do you pronounce transaction?

/tɹænˈzækʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does transaction come from?

Borrowed from Middle French transaction, from Old French transaccion, from Late Latin transactio.

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does “transaction” mean?

a commodity offered for sale

Not quite: that's what product means.

a deal or business agreement

Right! That's what “transaction” means.

power to direct or determine

Not quite: that's what control means.

a regulation, law, guideline

Not quite: that's what rule means.

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