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
Only Nigeria’s crypto market is larger than South Africa’s in sub-Saharan Africa, according to data firm Chainalysis, with growth in business-to-business transactions emerging as a crucial driver for adoption.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Unfortunately, clients sometimes ignore our warnings and insist on completing the transactions.
—Dorothy Tucker, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The complexity of the underlying transactions had not changed.
—George Heller, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The group was founded in 2002 and has carved out a niche facilitating team sales, LP transactions, debt financing and other adjacent M&A activity.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Variety, 5 May 2026
Investors are paying closer attention to who will buy their coins back, at what spread, and how quickly transactions can be completed.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
That includes requiring real-time or near real-time reporting of financial transactions, increasing penalties for violations of the STOCK Act, and empowering an independent enforcement body, not Congress itself, to investigate and prosecute misconduct.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The company said the decision followed unsuccessful efforts to restructure the business, raise capital, and pursue transactions that could strengthen its financial position.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 May 2026
But a source said Riley has the authority to make some transactions, including draft picks, without needing specific approval from owner Micky Arison and CEO Nick Arison.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Unfortunately, clients sometimes ignore our warnings and insist on completing the transactions.
—Dorothy Tucker, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The complexity of the underlying transactions had not changed.
—George Heller, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The group was founded in 2002 and has carved out a niche facilitating team sales, LP transactions, debt financing and other adjacent M&A activity.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Variety, 5 May 2026
Investors are paying closer attention to who will buy their coins back, at what spread, and how quickly transactions can be completed.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
That includes requiring real-time or near real-time reporting of financial transactions, increasing penalties for violations of the STOCK Act, and empowering an independent enforcement body, not Congress itself, to investigate and prosecute misconduct.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The company said the decision followed unsuccessful efforts to restructure the business, raise capital, and pursue transactions that could strengthen its financial position.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 May 2026
But a source said Riley has the authority to make some transactions, including draft picks, without needing specific approval from owner Micky Arison and CEO Nick Arison.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transactions
sales
Noun
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County voters have overwhelmingly approved sales-tax increases to fund Metro projects.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The prices in the list below concern residential real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 30, even if the property may have been sold earlier.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Transactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transactions. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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