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Webster 1913 Edition


Transact

Trans-act′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Transacted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Transacting
.]
[L.
transactus
, p. p. of
transigere
. See
Transaction
.]
To carry through; to do; perform; to manage;
as, to
transact
commercial business; to
transact
business by an agent
.

Trans-act′

,
Verb.
I.
To conduct matters; to manage affairs.
[R.]
South.

Webster 1828 Edition


Transact

TRANSACT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. transactus, transigo; trans and ago; to act or drive through.] To do; to perform; to manage; as, to transact commercial business. We transact business in person or by an agent.

Definition 2024


transact

transact

English

Verb

transact (third-person singular simple present transacts, present participle transacting, simple past and past participle transacted)

  1. (transitive) To do, carry through, conduct or perform some action.
  2. (transitive) To carry over, hand over or transfer something.
  3. (intransitive) To conduct business.
  4. To exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.

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