transact

Carry out dealings

To transact is to conduct or carry out business: We transacted the sale through a lawyer, The bank transacts millions of dollars daily.

The word implies formal dealings—negotiations, purchases, agreements.

You transact business, not casual exchanges.

The noun transaction covers any such exchange: a financial transaction, a real estate transaction.

negotiate

bargain

Favorable purchase price

  • haggleDispute price persistently
  • negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
  • brokerTransaction intermediary for hire

mediate · arbitrate · terms · agreement · deal · contract · settlement · arrangement · accord · stipulation

exchange

swap

Exchange one for another

payment · remittance · funds · money · value · goods · services · commodity · clearinghouse · settlement

execute

conduct

Manner of behaving

process · handle · facilitate · administer · manage · execute · finalize · conclude · close · record

business

commerce

Exchange of goods, services

vendor · client · customer · revenue · profit · sales · invoice · ledger · account · receipt

digital

online

Network-connected state

blockchain · cryptocurrency · gateway · checkout · cart · PayPal · Venmo · mobile · contactless · encryption

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Opposites
action vs. inaction

transactcease

To discontinue activity

refrain · desist · stop · abstain · rest

completion vs. abandonment

transactabandon

Leave behind permanently

cancel · abort · void · nullify · renege

engagement vs. passive observation

transactbrowse

Survey without intent

window-shop · observe · look · peruse · consider

Phrases
Family

transaction, transactions, transactional, transacting, transacted, transacts

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G