transaction

Definitions

trans- (across) + act (do) + -ion = a doing carried across between two parties. Originally any 'carrying through' of business, it became the unit of commerce: money and goods moving across the gap between buyer and seller.

Common Collocations

• 1.financial transaction金融交易
• 2.business transaction商业交易
• 3.complete a transaction完成一笔交易
• 4.cash transaction现金交易

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The bank charges a fee for every transaction.

• 2.

  All transactions are recorded automatically.