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transact

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


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Fashion specialists tried to add more ways to transact, giving sellers more checks and balances and adding delivery and payment methods to help buyers feel safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Google Pay and PhonePe can fight fiercely for customers while still allowing their users to transact across the same network.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Cryptocurrency has offered a path for citizens and businesses to transact with the rest of the world.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The pickup in sales last month is a reminder that many buyers are ready to transact when supply expands and affordability conditions ease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

“Two or three hours, at least,” said Dr. Trefusis, “to transact their business.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the agency, threatening penalties for any shipper that transacts with it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

That could jeopardize a trading relationship worth some $300 billion a year, just slightly less than Japan transacts with the U.S.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

“We are hearing that we are not just clients or countries that one transacts with, we want to be partners, and that’s certainly the spirit with which we are engaging them,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022

But it still transacts based on those stories, based on what it could become, based on what it intends to do, based on what it, in theory, might do in the future.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2022

I must explain to you that Mr. Bull owns a great deal more property than the actual premises where he transacts business. 

From The Casual Ward academic and other oddments by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley

It found that 84% of the wallets transacted exclusively, or near exclusively, in USDT.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

A huge portion of such fraud is transacted in cryptocurrency.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025

It was a pay-as-you-go operation transacted in US dollars.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023

SEC chair Gary Gensler recently promoted the benefits of central clearing and pointed to data showing high levels of repo trades transacted at zero haircuts.

From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2023

We may be sure, however, that this exportation is transacted not simply for the emoluments of sale, but for the instruction of awful example.

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

Laforge said the main way to assess this is by evaluating the number of owners, both directly and via exchange-traded funds, as well as looking at addresses holding a balance and transacting each day.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

While agricultural goods were exempt from the blockade, many shippers were unwilling to deliver them given the potential legal risks of transacting with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

She is accused of breaching US sanctions against Iran, which prohibit US persons from transacting or dealing in Iranian goods or services without authorisation.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

If there are enough buyers and sellers transacting, that market is efficient.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

“I have heard my dear mothery talk about transacting business, so I have picked up the phrase,” replied Evelyn in thoughtful tones.

From A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade




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