different between transaction vs happening

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).

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hæp?n??/, /?hæpn??/, [hæpn?n]

Etymology 1

From Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge, equivalent to happen +? -ing.

Verb

happening

1. present participle of happen

Adjective

happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening)

1. (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

   This is a happening place tonight!

   • 2005, Wendy Lawton, Less is More, page 13,

     “ […] San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”

   • 2006, Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, Frommer's Cuba, page 165,

     When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town.

   • 2011, Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge, Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012, page 157,

     They're a little noisy if you open your balcony door but otherwise offer a glimpse of one of Disney World's more happening places.

2. (slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

   He is a real happening guy.

   • 1987 November 16, Steve Gibson, Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘Happening’ Trends at Comdex, InfoWorld, page 42,

     Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.

   • 2009, Nicola Williams, Oliver Berry, Steve Fallon, France, Lonely Planet, page 883,

     Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals.

   • 2011, Nicholas Gill, Christie Pashby, Kristina Schreck, Frommer's Chile & Easter Island, unnumbered page,

     San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English happenyng, equivalent to happen +? -ing.

Noun

happening (plural happenings)

1. Something that happens.
2. A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

Translations

See also

• happening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Noun

happening

1. happening (event)

Declension

Related terms

• häppeninki

French

Noun

happening m (plural happenings)

1. happening

Spanish

Noun

happening m (plural happenings)

1. happening