Transact definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSACT', v.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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

Merriam Webster's

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 verb 1. to carry to completion <transact a sale> 2. to carry on the operation or management of ; do <transact business> • transactor noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. perform or carry through (business). Derivatives: transactor n. Etymology: L transigere transact- (as TRANS-, agere do)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Transact Trans*act", v. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Transact Trans*act", v. i. To conduct matters; to manage affairs. [R.] --South.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(transacts, transacting, transacted) If you transact business, you enter into a deal with someone, for example by buying or selling something. (FORMAL) This would free them to transact business across state lines... VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Do, perform, manage, conduct, carry on, execute, enact, despatch. II. v. n. Treat, manage, negotiate, conduct.

Moby Thesaurus

abide by, accomplish, adhere to, administer, carry on, carry out, carry through, complete, conclude, conduct, cope with, deal with, discharge, dispatch, dispose of, do, effect, effectuate, enact, enforce, execute, fill out, finish, fulfill, handle, honor, implement, make, make out, manage, negotiate, observe, perform, promulgate, prosecute, put in force, put through, render, settle, take care of, transact