transaction

Pronunciation: /tɹænˈzækʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French transaction, from Old French transaccion, from Late Latin transactio.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dealing, dealings

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
group action
Narrower (hyponyms)
commerce, uptick, transfer, borrowing, operations, downtick

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