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Noun: transaction  tran'zak-shun
  1. A particular instance of buying or selling
    - deal, trade, business deal
  2. The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
    "no transactions are possible without him";
    - dealing, dealings
  3. (computing) a data modification or other procedure on a database that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all

Derived forms: transactions

Type of: group action

Encyclopedia: Transaction