transactional

American  

[tran-sak-shuh-nuhl, -zak-] / trænˈsæk ʃə nəl, -ˈzæk- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the process of conducting business.

   A leading authority on ethical issues in commercial practice, she has designed classes and materials to teach students transactional skills.

2. of or relating to personal or social interaction characterized by mutual influence and exchange.

   The teacher questioned each pair of students in turn about the transactional nature of the role play—how their partner's statements or behavior shaped their own.

3. of or relating to an attitude in which personal interaction revolves around cost and benefit.

   There is a shift toward a more transactional relationship between a synagogue and its congregants, where the focus is often on dues and program fees.

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Other Word Forms

• transactionally adverb

Etymology

Origin of transactional

transaction ( def. ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

To conduct its analysis, ProPublica obtained declination data from the DOJ and the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a center that obtains data through Freedom of Information Act requests.

From Salon

Critics argue that the Accords are transactional and shallow: photo-ops dressed up as diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today’s game is far too transitory and transactional, its highlights less iconic.

From The Wall Street Journal

You’re able to evade feeling pinched by the noose of transactional cosmopolitianism.

From Los Angeles Times

The president, he adds, is "known to have a transactional understanding of alliance relationships in general".

From BBC

Related Words

• debatable
• transferable