presentment

noun

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as in sale

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Recent Examples of presentment According to the grand jury presentment, Robinson was responsible for all of the cocaine, marijuana, and other prescription drugs that moved through the Delta Upsilon fraternity from late 2023 until he was arrested in December 2024. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Hernandez was charged with two counts of misconduct of a ship officer resulting in death under the seaman’s manslaughter statute and released on a $50,000 bond at his presentment in Manhattan federal court two days after the incident. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 What the customer pays (the presentment currency) and what the business receives (the settlement currency) can diverge in ways the treasury model didn't anticipate. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The grand jury had the options of handing up an indictment, declining to indict and issuing a report known as a presentment. — Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presentment
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  1. sale
  2. auction
  3. offering
  4. presentation
Noun
  • The Party Film Sales handles international sales while Janus Films holds North American distribution rights.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Orders reflect current demand, while sales represent past demand that's been fulfilled — and investors are always looking toward the future.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of sale
Noun
  • The request was made a bit awkward by the reveal that Manny and Mickey once went on a date from hell after being paired up at the police department’s annual date auction.
    — Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The auction and public exhibition period will also feature the works of Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky and Andy Warhol.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
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  • This latest offering brings together three critical report tools in one assessment which will measure a facility’s environmental impact across key considerations such as energy and water while also tracking its reduction targets.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In Endless Awe & Agony [Pack/Create] At the tender age of 23, the Australian singer-songwriter Daine has already lived a few different musical lives, from teenaged emo pop-rap offerings (now relegated to YouTube) to a requisite hyperpop baddie era.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
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Noun
  • This upcoming milestone 40th presentation will mark an especially meaningful moment in the American Cinematheque’s history, celebrating both the remarkable legacy of the award and the organization’s enduring contributions to cinema.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Underneath the incredibly good-looking presentation is basically the exact same game that first came out in 1998.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Presentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentment. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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