Commercial Transactions

/kəˈmɜːrʃəl trænˈzækʃənz/

Definitions

  1. (n. pl.) Transactions involving the sale, purchase, or exchange of goods and services in commerce.
    Commercial transactions form the basis of business operations in capitalist economies.

Forms

  • commercial transactions
  • commercial transaction

Commentary

The term typically refers to the aggregate of dealings governed by commercial law; it is important to distinguish between the singular 'commercial transaction' and the plural, which denotes multiple instances or the category in general.

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