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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

transaction

/tɹænˈzækʃən/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 1:03
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Stress “ac” and listen for a voiced “z.”

Give the s a z sound before the stressed vowel. Keep k and sh connected as the word moves into its light final syllable.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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“The receipt records the transaction.”

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What does transaction mean?

noun

  1. The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
  2. A deal or business agreement.
  3. An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.; personal interaction.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
  2. An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction).
  3. A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
  4. A social interaction.

Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0

IPA pronunciation

/tɹænˈzækʃən/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗

Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.

In the pages of books

See this word in context.

They looked up the transaction in their day-book and letter-book, and at once telephoned to their King’s Cross office for more details.
Bram StokerDraculaProject Gutenberg ebook #345
‘Why,’ replied Traddles, on whose attentive face a thoughtful shade had stolen, ‘it was rather a painful transaction, Copperfield, in my case.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766
More book examples (3)
To dream of a sieve, foretells some annoying transaction will soon be made by you, which will probably be to your loss.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
The circulation between the dealers, as it is carried on by wholesale, requires generally a pretty large sum for every particular transaction.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
Now, a difference in the duration of the loan, or the form of the act, does not alter the nature of the transaction.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360