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electronic transaction

 
 
noun [C or U] E-COMMERCE

Definition

an act of buying or selling something or sending money electronically, especially over the internet: Many businesses and consumers are unclear about how consumer protection laws can be enforced when electronic transactions take place across borders.
(Definition of electronic transaction noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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