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transaction
noun [C or U] /trænˈzæk.ʃən/Definition
C1 an occasion when someone buys or sells something, or when money is exchanged or the activity of buying or selling something: a business transaction Each transaction at the foreign exchange counter seems to take forever. We need to monitor the transaction of smaller deals.Buying and selling in general
(Definition of transaction noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- barter noun
- barter verb
- black market noun
- channel noun (MAKING AVAILABLE)
- cold-calling noun
- come/go under the hammer idiom
- high street noun
- hock noun (MONEY)
- keep verb (CONTINUE TO HAVE)
- market share noun
- pawn noun (MONEY)
- pawn verb
- pay verb (BUY)
- procurement noun
- tender noun (OFFER)
- the bottom drops/falls out of the market idiom
- trade noun (BUYING AND SELLING)
- trade route noun
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