as in sales
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 transactions
American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.
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Harlan Vaughn, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Velardo’s name appeared on most property and corporate records for early transactions, but within months of the criminal charges, Velardo’s name was largely replaced by another Italian man, Antonio Naddeo.
—Karen Wang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But according to the official Minor League Baseball transactions log, Grove elected free agency for the first time in his professional career rather than accepting the outright assignment.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Industry observers note that milestone transactions of this scale often have a ripple effect across the broader luxury market.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
However, cross-border payments remain significantly slower and more expensive through traditional channels, preserving blockchain's competitive advantage for international transactions.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Binance also lacked protocols — standard for financial services companies — to report transactions for money laundering risks, according to the Justice Department, and employees were well aware that such an oversight would invite criminals to the platform.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Harlan Vaughn, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Velardo’s name appeared on most property and corporate records for early transactions, but within months of the criminal charges, Velardo’s name was largely replaced by another Italian man, Antonio Naddeo.
—Karen Wang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But according to the official Minor League Baseball transactions log, Grove elected free agency for the first time in his professional career rather than accepting the outright assignment.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Industry observers note that milestone transactions of this scale often have a ripple effect across the broader luxury market.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
However, cross-border payments remain significantly slower and more expensive through traditional channels, preserving blockchain's competitive advantage for international transactions.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Binance also lacked protocols — standard for financial services companies — to report transactions for money laundering risks, according to the Justice Department, and employees were well aware that such an oversight would invite criminals to the platform.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transactions
sales
Noun
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Chipotle and Cava both reported weaker sales this fall, blaming a slowdown among younger diners who are packing lunches instead.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Yaris nameplate is not available for the United States or Canada anymore due to sales trends.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Transactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transactions. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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