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
Bombardier learned the hard way that challenging the two behemoths with a very good airplane (the C-Series) ended with Airbus buying the program for a song after years of moribund sales forcing Bombardier to exit the commercial transport aircraft business.
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, viewership, ticket sales and sponsor dollars are up virtually across the board for WNBA teams.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
Profit margins measure the percentage of top-line sales that become bottom-line profits.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Notably, Rumble is a loss-making company, with an operating loss of $143 million on sales of $86 million for the last twelve months period.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, viewership, ticket sales and sponsor dollars are up virtually across the board for WNBA teams.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
Profit margins measure the percentage of top-line sales that become bottom-line profits.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Notably, Rumble is a loss-making company, with an operating loss of $143 million on sales of $86 million for the last twelve months period.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales
Noun
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Currently, the dollar is the primary currency for international trade transactions, however, last year, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called on BRICS countries to create an alternative.—
DeArbea Walker,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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So far, the growth in use has primarily been driven by retail transactions—not bill payments.—
Rick Watkin,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration tried and failed to block numerous tech deals, including Meta’s purchase of a small virtual reality start-up, Within.—
David McCabe,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Biden administration tried and failed to block numerous tech deals, including Meta’s purchase of a small virtual reality start-up, Within.—
David McCabe,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sales. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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