"mistransact" meaning in English

See mistransact in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mistransacts [present, singular, third-person], mistransacting [participle, present], mistransacted [participle, past], mistransacted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + transact. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|transact}} mis- + transact Head templates: {{en-verb}} mistransact (third-person singular simple present mistransacts, present participle mistransacting, simple past and past participle mistransacted)
  1. To transact badly.
    Sense id: en-mistransact-en-verb-Vel7y0kq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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