transaction
/tɹænˈzækʃən/noun
Middle School
1
The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
2
A deal or business agreement.
3
An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
4
The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
5
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
A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
7
A social interaction.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing