transaction

An act of buying or selling something, or carrying out a business deal.

• The transaction is now complete.
• Both sides signed the papers for the transaction.
• The company records every sales transaction.

How to use it: transaction with someone (We completed the transaction with the supplier yesterday.)

Similar words: deal

Common phrases: business transaction, complete a transaction, sales transaction

An act of moving money into or out of a bank account.

• This transaction moved money into my savings account.
• Check your statement for any unfamiliar transactions.
• The bank cancelled the transaction before the money left my account.

Similar words: transfer

Common phrases: bank transaction, online transaction, transaction history

An exchange of things, money, or ideas between people, or an interaction between them.

• They viewed the gift exchange as a transaction.
• The study examines social transactions between neighbours.
• Each transaction involved an exchange of ideas.

How to use it: transaction between A and B (Each conversation is a transaction between two people.)

Similar words: exchange, interaction

Common phrases: social transaction, transaction between people, exchange transaction