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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The result of this transaction, which could be finalized as early as 2027 with regulatory approval, would be the Union Pacific Transcontinental Railroad.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The real driver of EV sales, however, will be models that cost less than the average transaction price of $55,689.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The experimental setup handled thousands of transactions among up to 1,800 parties, just a fraction of the scale in real clearinghouses but enough to show how future versions of the hardware could make a difference.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
By comparison, the average transaction price in July for a new car in general was $48,841.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The real driver of EV sales, however, will be models that cost less than the average transaction price of $55,689.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The experimental setup handled thousands of transactions among up to 1,800 parties, just a fraction of the scale in real clearinghouses but enough to show how future versions of the hardware could make a difference.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
By comparison, the average transaction price in July for a new car in general was $48,841.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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sale
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According to county data, average home sale prices have increased dramatically in recent years as more and more people move to Platte County — from over $315,000 in 2019 to over $441,000 in 2023, a nearly 40% overall increase in the average home sale price.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Year-round book sales ended in 2025 due to stocking costs.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Transaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transaction. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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