different between direction vs transaction
direction
English
Etymology
From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin d?r?cti?. Equivalent to direct +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /d(a)????k.??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
direction (countable and uncountable, plural directions)
- A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- Just before Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street from the direction of the market-house. When their paths converged, Warwick kept on down Front Street behind her, it having been already his intention to walk in this direction.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- A general trend for future action.
- Guidance, instruction.
- The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
- (dated) The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
- (archaic) A person's address.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, page 218:
- Her aunt Leonella was still at Cordova, and she knew not her direction.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, page 218:
Derived terms
Related terms
- direct
Translations
Anagrams
- cretinoid
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?r?cti?, d?r?cti?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.??k.sj??/
Noun
direction f (plural directions)
- (spatial) direction
- (figuratively) direction
- government
- (figuratively) the director of the administration/organisation
- (occasional, figurative) the territory administered by a government
Derived terms
- direction assistée
Related terms
- directeur
- diriger
Descendants
- ? Turkish: direksiyon
Further reading
- “direction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
direction (plural directiones)
- direction (orientation, point where one is headed)
- direction, leadership, control, supervision
direction From the web:
- what direction does the nile river flow
- what direction am i facing
- what direction does the sunrise
- what direction does the earth rotate
- what direction is the wind blowing
- what direction does the sunset
- what direction is an undefined slope
- what direction does the moon rise
transaction
English
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French transaccion, from Late Latin transactio.
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?n-z?k'sh?n, IPA(key): /t?æn?zæk??n/
- Rhymes: -æk??n
Noun
transaction (plural transactions)
- The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
- The transaction was made on Friday with the supplier.
- A deal or business agreement. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
- I made the transaction with the vendor as soon as she showed me the pearls.
- (finance) The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
- (computing) An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction).
- (especially in plural) A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
- (in transactional analysis) A social interaction.
Related terms
Translations
See also
- piece of the action
Anagrams
- incantators
French
Etymology
From Latin transactio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t???.zak.sj??/
Noun
transaction f (plural transactions)
- transaction (clarification of this definition is needed)
Further reading
- “transaction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
transaction From the web:
- what transactions are subject to ofac regulations
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- what transactions are covered by the trid rule
- what transactions are included in gdp
- what transactions are subject to ofac
- what transactions are covered by reg e
- what transactions are bitcoin miners verifying
- what transactions can you dispute
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