Definitions

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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Countermeasures include visa denials and expulsion for foreign nationals, seizure of their assets in China and restrictions on their ability to transact with Chinese counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

In response to the Justice probe, Binance said it “categorically did not directly transact with any sanctioned entities,” describing the money flows through it as indirect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They would be running afoul of sanctions if they transact with Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The Treasury Department also issued a license to allow U.S. entities to transact with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, a move to “reopen and restore” that nation’s energy sector, according to a post on X.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

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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