transactional
transactional — adjective
- transactionalpositive
- more transactionalcomparative
- most transactionalsuperlative
1. relating to the exchange of goods, services, or money between a buyer and a sell
relating to the exchange of goods, services, or money between a buyer and a seller, or to the formal record-keeping and paperwork involved in such exchanges.
The law firm handles all transactional work for the merger, including contracts and due diligence.
transactional + noun (work, matters, documents)
Nora keeps a digital record of every transactional email she sends to her suppliers.
Online payment systems have made the transactional side of small business much faster than before.
The bank sends customers a monthly summary of all their transactional activity.
Liang wants a simple transactional relationship with his supplier — no extra services, just the goods on time.
- commercial
broader — covers any business activity, not just individual exchanges
- financial
focuses on money flows rather than the exchange process itself
- mercantile
more formal and historical, associated with trade and commerce
- non-commercial
describes activities without a buying/selling purpose
文法句型
transactional + noun
用法筆記
Frequently appears before nouns in business and legal contexts. The noun 'transactional' itself is not used — always attributive (e.g. 'transactional documents,' not 'a transactional').
常見錯誤
2. describing conversation or relationships in which each person interacts mainly t
describing conversation or relationships in which each person interacts mainly to exchange information, favours, or benefits, rather than to build a warm emotional connection.
Their phone call felt purely transactional — each side stated what they needed and then hung up.
predicative: feel purely transactional
Soraya disliked the cold, transactional atmosphere of the job interview, where nobody asked about her as a person.
In a transactional friendship, people stay in touch only when they want something from each other.
Elena prefers genuine conversations over brief transactional exchanges that feel like a checklist.
The team meeting was strictly transactional — they shared progress numbers and left without any casual talk.
- exchange-based
more descriptive, less formal — emphasises give-and-take
- instrumental
academic term describing interactions driven by practical goals rather than personal bonds
- businesslike
positive or neutral — efficient and professional; 'transactional' often implies a lack of warmth
文法句型
transactional + noun
seem/feel/be purely transactional
用法筆記
Often used with intensifying adverbs such as 'purely,' 'strictly,' or 'merely' to emphasise the absence of emotional warmth. Distinguish from sense 1 (COMMERCIAL): sense 2 describes human interactions, not business exchanges.