as in transactions
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 sales
Closed sales reached 7,463, up about 3% from March last year.
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Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Espresso media handles international sales.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
In 2025, record sales surpassed 1 billion dollars nationwide.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Minivan sales in America have fallen about 80 percent from their all-time high in 2000.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Espresso media handles international sales.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
In 2025, record sales surpassed 1 billion dollars nationwide.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Minivan sales in America have fallen about 80 percent from their all-time high in 2000.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales
Noun
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Lutnick said of the decision to transform Intel’s $10 billion grant into an investment, which served as a template for other transactions in rare earth and defense industries.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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In the 2018 and 2022 transactions, the deals were financed by heavy amounts of debt that inevitably wound up putting pressure on the company.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Pepsi faced bogus charges for making volume deals that let families buy soda 12-packs for a few bucks — not at boutique pricing of a dollar per can.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan know that having two solid contributors on cheap deals is vastly superior to having one overpriced guy who is statistically no better than the field.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So people who use Croissant will get 10 percent back on purchases made within the network in credits that can be used immediately to purchase other goods.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The district attorney's office said the purchases included a family trip to Disney World, an Outer Banks vacation rental, country club membership fees, limousine service, purchase and installation of a hot tub at Fantuzzo's home and payment of local and state property taxes.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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There will also be three online auctions, each focused on one facet of Keaton’s creative life.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some pieces are from upcoming auctions or private sales, while others are on special loan.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sales. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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