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transaction

[tran-sak-shuhn, -zak-] / trænˈsæk ʃən, -ˈzæk- /
NOUN
business dealing; undertaking
Synonyms
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action activity affair agreement bond business buying contract deal enterprise matter negotiation purchase sale selling
STRONG
act bargain compact convention coup covenant deed disposal doings event execution happening intercourse occurrence pact performance play proceeding purchasing step
WEAK
goings-on
Antonyms
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disagreement idleness inactivity indolence inertia misunderstanding unemployment
STRONG
failure
WEAK
denial refusal rejection

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II, a special purpose acquisition company, in a transaction valuing the start-up at $2 billion pre-money.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The deals represented more than $350 billion in transaction value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But he said the company's stock price had "languished" due to issues unrelated to the performance of its music business, which could all be "addressed with this transaction".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Within an hour, Nexstar announced that it finalized the transaction and that Tegna had been disbanded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Even when circumstances require that there be winners and losers, the transaction is not necessarily a combat.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas