Thesaurus results for TRANSACTION

transaction

noun

tran-ˈzak-shən

as in sale

the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price if you want to return any merchandise, make sure you keep the receipt for the initial sales transaction

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Recent Examples of transaction Legitimate documents often include details about the transaction. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026 In this market, refinancing could be extremely expensive — or simply not possible — adding meaningful risk to the Paramount transaction. —

Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026 Implement a financial transaction tax and tax billionaires on wealth gains. —

Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Million-and-up transactions rose by nearly 20% year-over-year. —

Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transaction

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sale

Noun

Because of the recurring violence, as well as evidence of the sale of alcohol to underage undercover auxiliary police officers, the rink was placed on probation in February 2005 under the city’s Nuisance Abatement law, but reopened shortly after under a curfew.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
So there’s one guy who is on the sales side and then a bunch of people on the purchasing end.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026