Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transactory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trans-ac-to-ry
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to transactions; transactional.

Example Sentences

"He proposed the individualisation of public costs and benefits, whereby each taxpayer would have a specific transactory relationship with government, and people could individually opt out of both the costs and the benefits of government programs[…]."

Etymology

From transact + -ory.

Questions

What does transactory mean?: Of or pertaining to transactions; transactional.
Where does transactory come from?: From transact + -ory.

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