Trans-ăct'1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. TRANSACTED; p. pr. & vb. n. TRANSACTING.] [Lat. transigere, transactum; trans, across, through, and agere, to lead, act; Fr. transiger, to compound, make terms.] To do; to perform; to manage; as, to transact commercial business; we transact business in person or by an agent.