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
Some galleries reported day-one sales into the six figures.
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
International sales are being handled by FilmNation Entertainment.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Apr. 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, 4 Apr. 2026
While the franchisee saw much success between 2013 and 2015, sales began to slump in late 2015.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
International sales are being handled by FilmNation Entertainment.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Apr. 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, 4 Apr. 2026
While the franchisee saw much success between 2013 and 2015, sales began to slump in late 2015.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales
Noun
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Real estate brokerage firm Compass said that recent transactions showed that some parts of the tech capital have emerged from its doom loop on the back of the surge in AI investment and hiring.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Cuba introduced two new banknotes in a bid to simplify transactions amid runaway inflation.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Home Depot is running a bunch of appealing deals on Makita tools as part of its Spring Black Friday fire sale right now.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rights deals go through 2033 with most outlets and 2034 with ESPN.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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In the case of Wax Poetics, there is also editorial created around the auctions.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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Mamdani has proposed using such fines as a vehicle to bring distressed rental properties under city stewardship, by aggressively pursuing liens on delinquent landlords and buying up their portfolios through foreclosure auctions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sales. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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