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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTransact
/trænˈzækt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To conduct or carry out business, negotiations, or an exchange of goods and services.
"The two companies agreed to transact business directly without intermediaries." - 2
To perform or complete a specific financial operation or account transfer.
"Customers can securely transact online using the new digital platform."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin transact-, past participle of transagere, meaning 'to drive through, carry through, or accomplish.' It combines trans- ('across, through') and agere ('to do, drive'). Entering English in the 17th century, it shifted from a general sense of completing an action to specifically denote conducting business or financial exchanges.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Transact" is said worldwide
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traiter
Transliteration: trɛ.te
"Ils préfèrent traiter directement avec le fabricant."
abwickeln
Transliteration: ˈapˌvɪkl̩n
"Wir wickeln das Geschäft direkt miteinander ab."
effettuare transazioni
Transliteration: ef.fet.twaˈre tran.zatˈtsjo.ni
"È possibile effettuare transazioni in modo sicuro."
transaccionar
Transliteration: tɾan.sak.sjoˈnaɾ
"Los usuarios pueden transaccionar directamente en la plataforma."
transacionar
Transliteration: trã.za.si.uˈnaɾ
"Eles preferem transacionar sem intermediários."
लेन-देन करना
Transliteration: len-den karnā
"वे बिचौलियों के बिना सीधे लेन-देन करते हैं।"
交易
Transliteration: jiāoyì
"买卖双方可以直接进行交易。"
직거래하다
Transliteration: jik-jeop-geo-rae-ha-da
"소비자들은 중간 유통 과정 없이 직거래하기를 원한다."
直接取引する
Transliteration: chokusetsu torihiki suru
"仲介業者を通さずに直接取引することができます。"
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