sale

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 Paul also said tickets for the events would go on sale in Q3 of 2025, July to September, but that suites and other ticket packages can be purchased at dallasfwc.com. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025 On sale for $38, this practical shorts-skirt hybrid can be customized to your preferred length with cinching side seams. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025 Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 12 June 2025 This marks a notable increase compared to the same quarter last year, when the company reported earnings of $0.07 per share on sales of $60.78 million. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sale
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Noun
  • The Skydance transaction has been pending at the FCC since last fall, leaving Paramount executives in limbo.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
  • The latter, introduced in 2023 but previously stalled, aimed to boost credit card payment competition by requiring issuers to allow more than two networks (beyond mainly Visa and Mastercard) to process transactions.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The rally in healthcare has been driven by cross-border deals, positive drug approvals, and broad policy support.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • At the beginning of the year, WWD reported that Medik8 was exploring deal options.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • And in Spain, Palazzo Delle Luce, an $18 million Mediterranean-style villa featured in Netflix’s The Crown, was snapped up at auction thanks to its palatial proportions and cinematic provenance.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
  • Momma gives it to Addy to honor her bravery, the same valor that her great-grandmother had possessed in surviving Middle Passage, the auction block, and life on the plantation.
    Jaha Nailah Avery June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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  • The figure includes the sales and excise taxes paid on purchases, property taxes paid on homes or indirectly through rents, individual and business income taxes, unemployment taxes, and other types of taxes, the study said.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • The wine is available for purchase at the Teaching and Research Winery at 631 Hilgard Road in Davis.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
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  • Friday, June 6 Book bargains: The Friends of the 4S Ranch Library is holding a book sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 6 in the library’s community room, 10433 Reserve Drive.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • Fellow starter Chet Holmgren is also a bargain at $10.9 million.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025

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“Sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sale. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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