transact

[tran-sakt, -zakt] / trænˈsækt, -ˈzækt /

VERB

do business, carry out

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplish buy clinch close conclude conduct discharge do effectuate enact execute finish handle jell manage move negotiate operate perform prosecute sell settle

WEAK

TCB button down button up carry on pull off run with the ball see to sew up take care of work out a deal wrap up

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon begin commence disregard fail halt introduce keep leave mismanage miss neglect not finish prevent remain start stay stop unsettle

WEAK

deny refuse

Example Sentences

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It adds that employees should never use confidential or material, nonpublic information to transact.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

That concern is magnified by the growth of stablecoins, which could—in theory—be used by those agents to transact without having to pay tolls to card networks or issuers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

While a parent must open the account and can view their teen’s investments, balances and account activity, they cannot transact or withdraw from it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“These are people who are in the United States legally and need active Social Security numbers in order to work and transact personal business,” Richtman says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

I was conducted by a soldier to a warehouse requisitioned by the Ethiopian Regiment as a barracks, and there presented to a white serjeant by the name of Clippinger, that he might transact the enlistment.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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