Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
An adulterous relationship (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.
A romantic relationship with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.
Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
A material object (vaguely designated).
The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
A social interaction.
A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
A deal or business agreement.
The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
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).