different between manipulation vs transaction

English

Etymology

From French manipulation, from Old French manipule, from Latin manipulus.Morphologically manipulate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /m??n?p.ju?le?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

manipulation (countable and uncountable, plural manipulations)

1. The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.

2. The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.

   After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.

3. The usage of underhanded influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.

   The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation.

   Through subtle manipulations he orchestrated the downfall of his rival.

Translations

See also

• pedipulation

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ni.py.la.sj??/

Noun

manipulation f (plural manipulations)

1. manipulation

Further reading

• “manipulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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)

1. The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).

   The transaction was made on Friday with the supplier.

2. A deal or business agreement. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. 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.

4. (finance) The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
5. (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).
6. (especially in plural) A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
7. (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)

1. transaction (clarification of this definition is needed)

Further reading

• “transaction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).