transaction

[tran-sak-shuhn, -zak-] / trænˈsæk ʃən, -ˈzæk- /

NOUN

business dealing; undertaking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

disagreement idleness inactivity indolence inertia misunderstanding unemployment

STRONG

failure

WEAK

denial refusal rejection

Example Sentences

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We also filed IRS Form 709 in connection with the business transaction.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

They think of it as a land transaction when they lose farmland or sell it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The combined company’s shares will be listed on the Nasdaq once the transaction closes in the second half of the year.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

There is no guarantee that the spinoff transaction will happen, the company announced.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

It paused at Belmont Park in New York while Howard completed a transaction.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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