I
n.
transaction
1) to close, wrap up ( colloq. ); do ( BE ), make ( AE ), strike a ~ with (we closed the ~ with them yesterday)
treatment
2) a fair, square; raw ( colloq. ), rotten ( colloq. ), rough ( colloq. ) ~ (she got a raw ~ from her boss)
arrangement
3) a package ~
amount
4) a good, great ~
misc.
5) ( colloq. ) a big ~ ('an impressive matter'); it means a great ~ to her ('it is very important to her')
II
v.
1)( formal ) ( A ) he ~t a death blow to the enemy; or: he ~t the enemy a deathblow
2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ in (they ~ in furs)
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ with (we ~ with many customers; to ~ with complaints; I'll ~ with the children later; this chapter ~s with the problem of inflation)