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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary trans·act
\\tran-ˈzakt, tran(t)-ˈsakt\\ verb ETYMOLOGY Latin transactus, past participle of transigere to drive through, complete, transact, from trans- + agere to drive, do — more at agent DATE circa 1585 intransitive verb: to carry on business transitive verb1. to carry to completion
transact a sale2. to carry on the operation or management of : do
transact business
• trans·ac·tor \\-ˈzak-tər, -ˈsak-tər\\ noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 transact
trans·act / trAn5zAkt / verb ~ (sth) (with sb) (formal) to do business with a person or an organization
(与人或组织)做业务,做交易:
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buyers and sellers transacting business
进行交易的买方和卖方
▪ [also V] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged trans·actI. \tran(t)ˈsakt, traan-, -nˈza-\ verb
( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin transactus, past participle of transigere to drive through, complete, transact, from trans- + -igere (from agere to drive, act, do) — more at agent intransitive verb1. : to prosecute negotiations : carry on business : negotiate
< desires to transact only with honest men >2. : to compromise especially by compliance or concession in a matter of principle transitive verb1. archaic : to turn over (as for settlement) : transmit , transfer 2. : to carry out : effect , perform
< on his father's farm, he transacted the imperative residuum of chores — Irving Stone >especially : to carry on : do , conduct
< hold a meeting … choose a moderator, transact their business — R.W.Hatch >
< that such business, because of its technical nature, be transacted solely by … experts — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink >3. archaic : to trade in or with : handle , exchange 4. : to make a transaction of; especially : to compound or compromise (as a dispute) by mutual agreement II. \tranˈsakt\ noun
( -s) Etymology: Late Latin transactum, from Latin, neuter of transactus dialect England : transaction
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