A type of interaction between two people focused on a single transaction without prioritizing the needs of a long-term relationship.
Example: The salesperson didn't want to have a transactional relationship with the customer, so was focused on the customer getting value from the product instead of maximizing the contract value of the sale
Variations: transactional relationship in business
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(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
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Date: 04/20/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Transactional Relationship." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1783. Accessed 04/20/2025.