Synonyms for transaction
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Noun
1. Dealing
Other
deal, proceeding, management, deed, act, action, performance, interaction, thing, affair, doing, bargain
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
The transaction was made on Friday with the supplier.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- transactions → businesses, dealings, negotiations, deals…
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A transaction is a single action, whether in business, diplomacy, or otherwise; affair has a similar, but lighter meaning; as, this little affair; an important transaction.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- negotiation Use your negotiation skills to reach a compromise.
- dealings The minister was in a fix over illegal dealings.
- interaction Diego wanted to avoid any interaction with the man.
- deed Propaganda of the deed was abandoned for a reason.
- proceeding Consider your decision carefully before proceeding.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| transaction | rising | |
| negotiation | steady | |
| dealings | steady | |
| interaction | steady | |
| deed | falling | |
| proceeding | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- act1
- 4 letters
- deal1, deed1
- 5 letters
- thing1, doing2
- 6 letters
- action2, affair2
- 7 letters
- dealing2, bargain2
- 8 letters
- business2, dealings2
- 10 letters
- management3, proceeding3
- 11 letters
- performance3, interaction4, negotiation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (doing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- transaction
- Italiano
- transazione
- Español
- transacción
- Deutsch
- Vergleich