transaction
French, noun/tʁɑ̃.zak.sjɔ̃/
transaction is spelled T-R-A-N-S-A-C-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,048th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transaction is a French feminine noun meaning “compromise, concession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Acte par lequel on transige sur un différend, sur un procès, etc”.
What does transaction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecompromise, concession
Near-synonyms: compromis, accommodement, concession
- 2
femininetransaction
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acte par lequel on transige sur un différend, sur un procès, etc. 2. Actes, conventions, accords qui interviennent entre les hommes, soit dans la vie privée, soit dans la vie publique. 3. Échange commercial entre deux ou plusieurs parties. 4. Suite d'opérations qui font passer la base de données d'un état à un autre, à l'aide de mécanismes permettant d'obtenir que cette suite soit ACID.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transaction
- transactions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transaction?
- /tʁɑ̃.zak.sjɔ̃/
- \tʁɑ̃.zak.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transaction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transaction in French?
transaction appears 9.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).