Transacting
[træn'sæktɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Transact
Editor: Wallace
Examples
- Mr Lightwood explained that he came from the proctor's, with whom he had been engaged in transacting Mr Boffin's affairs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The carrying trade is employed in transacting the commerce of foreign countries, or in carrying the surplus produce of one to another. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The outside world, in which he had been transacting funeral business all the day was completely wiped out. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It is for transacting either domestic or foreign business, that gold or silver money is either necessary or convenient. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Editor: Wallace