as in sale
the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price
if you want to return any merchandise, make sure you keep the receipt for the initial sales transaction
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Recent Examples of transaction
The complex case revolves around a 2004 transaction, in which Monet’s great-nephew agreed to relinquish a rare Monet painting depicting the artist’s father, Adolphe, to the internationally renowned Wildenstein gallery, in exchange for several paintings of lesser value.
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Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
The transaction is expected to be completed before Anthropic’s IPO documents, filed confidentially to regulators this week, are made public, so its future stockholders and its current creditors are likely to find out at the same time what’s happening under the hood.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Some of these people are trying to inflict harm on this transaction really because of their own antisemitic views.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 June 2026
Pre-trip video calls, in-app messaging and in-person community events are designed to make the experience feel less like a transaction and more like a peer-to-peer exchange.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
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Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
The transaction is expected to be completed before Anthropic’s IPO documents, filed confidentially to regulators this week, are made public, so its future stockholders and its current creditors are likely to find out at the same time what’s happening under the hood.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Some of these people are trying to inflict harm on this transaction really because of their own antisemitic views.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 June 2026
Pre-trip video calls, in-app messaging and in-person community events are designed to make the experience feel less like a transaction and more like a peer-to-peer exchange.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transaction
sale
Noun
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While scouting for a personal mountain home during Covid, the family discovered that the old Aspen Hotel was for sale.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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The program is intended to use revenue from the sale of inaccessible state lands to purchase new, accessible state lands.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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“Transaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transaction. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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