French word

transaction

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁɑ̃zaksjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nountransaction

Example

J'ai annulé la transaction.

I canceled the transaction.

Illustration for transaction (transaction)

More examples

Il faut attendre la confirmation avant de régler la transaction.

You have to wait for confirmation before settling the transaction.

Core concept

A commercial or legal matter reaches a formal point of completion, with its terms recorded or accepted.

Common phrases

  • traiter une transaction

    process a transaction

  • régler la transaction

    settle the transaction

  • une transaction commerciale

    commercial transaction

Similar words

paiement: The act of paying a price or fee with cash, a card, or another method.
achat: The act of buying goods or services with money.
vente: The act of selling goods or services in return for money.
échange: The act of mutually trading goods or services.

Definition in French

Acte par lequel une opération commerciale ou financière est conclue et souvent enregistrée, ou accord amiable mettant fin à une contestation.

Word origin

French transaction comes from Latin transactio, through Old French, and derives from transigere, meaning to carry through or settle.

Usage tips

  • Transaction is feminine, so the usual article is une transaction, and paiement is more specific when the meaning is simply a payment.

Other meanings

  • settlementnoun

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