as in transaction
the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price
my neighbor tried to make a sale, but no one was interested in buying his old car they made enough profit from the sale of the house for a down payment on the new one
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Recent Examples of sale
The company said closing sales will commence January 31 for select Off 5th stores and all Last Call locations.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Industry sources estimate the range to hit between $5 million and $6 million in first-year sales.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Tickets go on sale February 9, though the location hasn’t been revealed yet.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Industry sources estimate the range to hit between $5 million and $6 million in first-year sales.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Tickets go on sale February 9, though the location hasn’t been revealed yet.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sale
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That means nothing bars him from closing on the transaction as early as this week.—
Paul Edward Parker,
The Providence Journal,
27 Jan. 2026
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The group acquired Lapo Elkann’s Italia Independent brand in 2023, in a transaction pegged at 1 million euros.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Inara Camp, Agafay Desert, Morocco For the nomadic people of North Africa, precious tea leaves were both a commodity and part of a simple ceremony that underpinned friendly chats and business deals.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That deal blitz has raised some concerns over whether the company is looking to acquire to reinvigorate growth, especially as fears mount that the software sector is losing ground to AI.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Both comments were made before the auction.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Now, Arthaus is slowly reopening, thanks to fundraisers and charity auctions that have helped the space build back.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Jan. 2026
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After the 1917 purchase, the islands served for decades as a strategic Caribbean outpost for the United States military and a hub of naval operations.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Our staff and testers A beauty product is a personal purchase.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2026
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But in a zero-sum world, where more money spent on incarceration means less money available for California’s growing network of trauma recovery centers, that’s a bad bargain.—
Kathy Brown-Lowe,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Another reason is that sectors of the US economy continue to rest on an implicit bargain between the government, employers, and migrants.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sale. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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