Origin: Latin prefix trans-
Transactions has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
"The committee members spent the afternoon reviewing the transactions to ensure every decision made during their strategy session was properly recorded."
plural of transaction
"The bank processed all the transactions from my recent shopping trip within seconds."
In plain English: Transactions are exchanges where money or goods change hands between people.
"The store manager checked all the daily transactions at the end of the shift."
Derived from the Latin transactio, this term originally referred to an action performed across or between parties, specifically a deed or agreement executed by mutual consent. It evolved in English legal usage to denote any business deal or financial exchange involving the transfer of rights or assets.