account sale

noun

variants or account sales
1
: a statement showing the net result of a purchase or sale transaction made by one person on another's account or behalf with commission and all other charges included
2
: a sale on credit

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of account sale was in 1701

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“Account sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/account%20sale. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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