transactional
/trænˈzækʃ(ə)nəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to or involving transactions.
adj
Based on value derived from transactions rather than on morals, ethics, or principles; pragmatic or amoral rather than moral.
adj
Pertaining to a particular psychoanalytic theory about this.
Example Sentences
- "The primary function of the transactional HR SSC is the performance of the back- and front-office functions and processes through deployment of the operational service delivery capabilities."
- "Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization."
Etymology
Etymology tree English transaction Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English transactional From transaction + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /trænˈzækʃ(ə)nəl/
Inflected Forms
more transactional (comparative)
most transactional (superlative)