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
The Environmental Protection Agency issued emergency waivers to allow E15 gasoline sales, which is otherwise only allowed for part of the year due to environmental concerns, in an effort to ease pain at the gas pump earlier this week.
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
The show is produced by Snowed-In Productions, Money Men Studios and All3Media International, with the latter handling sales.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
That's seven days of sales on a slew of product categories, including top tech upgrades at the lowest prices of the year, thus far.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The license has limits including a restriction on sales involving anyone in North Korea or Cuba.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
The show is produced by Snowed-In Productions, Money Men Studios and All3Media International, with the latter handling sales.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
That's seven days of sales on a slew of product categories, including top tech upgrades at the lowest prices of the year, thus far.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The license has limits including a restriction on sales involving anyone in North Korea or Cuba.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales
Noun
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The bill would force bettors to cough up any profits from shady transactions along with a 10% fine, according to Politico, which first reported the new legislation.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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This ends the dependency on the family organizer for transactions.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The new Richmond and Mountain View deals suggest the artificial intelligence firm hungers for an array of sites to operate beyond San Francisco.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Besuievsky added that because of the changing rules of streamers, more deals are needed – also to gap finance new productions.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
26 Mar. 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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The evening will be filled with live entertainment, auctions and gourmet bites from some of DFW’s top chefs and restaurants.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Guests will appreciate the original art and the vintage decor, acquired at auctions and restored by the proprietor.—
Erica Silverstein,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sales. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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