# transact

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌtɹænˈzækt/ · frequency rank #43,430

## Definitions
1. To do, carry through, conduct or perform.
2. To carry over, hand over or transfer something.
3. To conduct business.
4. To exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.

## Etymology
Back-formation from transaction, or else from Latin trānsāctus, past participle of trānsigere.

## Easily confused with
- **transit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transact-vs-transit)
- **transmit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transact-vs-transmit)

## Common misspellings (13)
`rtansact`, `tarnsact`, `tranasct`, `trannsact`, `transacct`, `transactt`, `transatc`, `transcat`, `transsact`, `trasnact`, `trnasact`, `trransact`, `ttransact`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transact