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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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does transaction mean?
noun
- The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
- A deal or business agreement.
- An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.; personal interaction.
More meanings (4)
noun
- The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
- 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).
- A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
- A social interaction.
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IPA pronunciation
/tɹænˈzækʃən/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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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.
‘Why,’ replied Traddles, on whose attentive face a thoughtful shade had stolen, ‘it was rather a painful transaction, Copperfield, in my case.
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.
The circulation between the dealers, as it is carried on by wholesale, requires generally a pretty large sum for every particular transaction.
Now, a difference in the duration of the loan, or the form of the act, does not alter the nature of the transaction.