transaction — [ trɑ̃zaksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1281; lat. transactio, de transigere → transiger 1 ♦ Dr. Acte par lequel on transige. Contrat par lequel les contractants terminent ou préviennent une contestation en renonçant chacun à une partie de leurs prétentions. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
transaction — trans·ac·tion /tran zak shən, sak / n 1: something transacted; esp: an exchange or transfer of goods, services, or funds 2 a: an act, process, or instance of transacting b: an action or activity involving two parties or things that reciprocally… … Law dictionary
Transaction — Trans*ac tion, n. [L. transactio, fr. transigere, transactum, to drive through, carry through, accomplish, transact; trans across, over + agere to drive; cf. F. transaction. See {Act}, {Agent}.] 1. The doing or performing of any business;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transaction — Transaction. subst. f. v. Acte par lequel on transige sur un differend. Passer une transaction. faire homologuer une transaction. le troisiéme article de la transaction porte que. &c … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
transaction — (n.) mid 15c., the adjustment of a dispute, a negotiated agreement, from M.Fr. transaction, from L. transactionem (nom. transactio) an agreement, accomplishment, from pp. stem of transigere accomplish, drive or carry through, from trans through + … Etymology dictionary
Transaction — (v. lat.), 1) so v.w. Vergleicht 2) so v.w. Verhandlung, bes. solche, welche einem abzuschließenden Vergleiche vorausgehen. Daher Transactor, Vergleichsstifter, Schiedsmann, u. Transigiren, übereinkommen, sich im Guten vergleichen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
transaction — [n] business dealing; undertaking act, action, activity, affair, agreement, bargain, bond, business, buying, compact, contract, convention, coup, covenant, deal, deed, disposal, doings*, enterprise, event, execution, goings on*, happening,… … New thesaurus
transaction — ► NOUN 1) an instance of buying or selling. 2) the action of conducting business. 3) an exchange or interaction between people. DERIVATIVES transactional adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from transigere drive through … English terms dictionary
transaction — [tran zak′shən, transak′shən] n. [L transactio] 1. a transacting or being transacted 2. something transacted; specif., a) a business deal or agreement b) [pl.] a record of the proceedings of a society, convention, etc., esp. a published one… … English World dictionary
transaction — The delivery of a security by a seller and its acceptance by the buyer. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary This term is context dependent. From an operational standpoint, it refers to a matched trade, but it has a different meaning for clearing… … Financial and business terms
Transaction — A transaction is an agreement, communication, or movement carried out between separate entities or objects, often involving the exchange of items of value, such as information, goods, services and money.*Financial transaction *Database… … Wikipedia
