different between transact vs fulfill

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: tr?n-z?kt', IPA^(key): /?t?æn?zækt/

Verb

transact (third-person singular simple present transacts, present participle transacting, simple past and past participle transacted)

1. (transitive) To do, carry through, conduct or perform some action.
2. (transitive) To carry over, hand over or transfer something.
3. (intransitive) To conduct business.
4. To exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.

Related terms

• transaction
• transactional
• transactive

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) fulfil

Etymology

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”), corresponding to ful- +? fill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?l?f?l/, /f??f?l/
• Rhymes: -?l

Verb

fulfill (third-person singular simple present fulfills, present participle fulfilling, simple past and past participle fulfilled) (American spelling)

1. To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
2. To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.

3. To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).

4. (business) To package, distribute, or ship goods.
5. (archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.
   • 1870, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night

     The silence which benumbs or strains the sense

     Fulfils with awe the soul's despair unweeping

Derived terms

• fulfilled
• fulfilling
• fulfillable
• (chiefly US) fulfillment; (UK) fulfilment
• unfulfilled

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