transaction

Plural: transactions

Noun

• the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
  • "no transactions are possible without him"
• The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
• A deal or business agreement.
• An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
• The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
• An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction).
• A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
• A social interaction.

Examples

• I made the transaction with the vendor as soon as she showed me the pearls.
• The transaction was made on Friday with the supplier.

Synonyms

dealing, dealings

Related Words

piece of the action