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 integration of Zignyl will allow restaurant operators to essentially run Flippy, as well as point-of-sales systems, labor scheduling, and payroll, through an app.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The most high-profile of those included the internal sale of the club’s women’s team, and similar intragroup transactions covering two hotels and a car park.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Tickets for the multi-course Thursday night dinner, which will feature conversation with the chefs, cost $80, with 25% of ticket sales going to Casa Marianella.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
For the week ending February 22, 2026 Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The most high-profile of those included the internal sale of the club’s women’s team, and similar intragroup transactions covering two hotels and a car park.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Tickets for the multi-course Thursday night dinner, which will feature conversation with the chefs, cost $80, with 25% of ticket sales going to Casa Marianella.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
For the week ending February 22, 2026 Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sale
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The biggest and most transformative deal for beauty in 2025 was the 4 billion euro transaction, announced in mid-October 2025 that’s not yet closed, of L’Oréal’s acquisition of Creed, plus of the long-term beauty licenses for Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga from Kering.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Trump justified a number of tariffs by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 49-year-old law that allows a president to regulate economic transactions in a state of national emergency.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors say many of the charges came from plea bargain deals signed with former police officers Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Queiroz, sentenced in October 2024 for the killings to 78 and 59 years in prison, respectively.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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But Coach never agreed to that deal, and once Ozzy got the key on the ground, Coach dragged it over to win supplies.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Warner decided to open up an auction process and chose Netflix over Par and several other bidders.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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Fenet has become something of a celebrity in her own right in the auction world.—
Scarlett Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Our staff and testers A beauty product is a personal purchase.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 Feb. 2026
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Have questions about ordering or a purchase?—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sawgrass Mills is playful and even a little zany, so that amid all those bargain outlet stores, there’s a sense of adventure.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Some Lake County restaurateurs participating in the annual February Flavor Festival are noticing its impact on customer behavior, as well as bargain hunters trying their establishments for the first time.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sale. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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