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
Illustrations from court documents show how credit and debit transactions move through the system and how interchange fees are applied.
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Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
With cashless payments and digital transactions on the rise, whether or not Idaho businesses accept paper money seems irrelevant for many Boise-area residents.
—Hali Smith
april 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
The other men facilitated transactions between suppliers and customers, at times meeting directly with buyers to complete the drug sales, prosecutors said.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The government claimed Visa acted like a monopoly in encouraging merchants and banks to route their transactions though Visa's payment network.
—Brandon Holveck, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Officials found that, between June and October 2025, 29 transactions totaling $15,447 had been made against the account, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2024, the company processed more than $1 trillion in transactions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
American Express is pledging to protect users from erroneous transactions made by agents that are registered with Amex.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Cuba introduced two new banknotes in a bid to simplify transactions amid runaway inflation.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
With cashless payments and digital transactions on the rise, whether or not Idaho businesses accept paper money seems irrelevant for many Boise-area residents.
—Hali Smith
april 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
The other men facilitated transactions between suppliers and customers, at times meeting directly with buyers to complete the drug sales, prosecutors said.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The government claimed Visa acted like a monopoly in encouraging merchants and banks to route their transactions though Visa's payment network.
—Brandon Holveck, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Officials found that, between June and October 2025, 29 transactions totaling $15,447 had been made against the account, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2024, the company processed more than $1 trillion in transactions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
American Express is pledging to protect users from erroneous transactions made by agents that are registered with Amex.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Cuba introduced two new banknotes in a bid to simplify transactions amid runaway inflation.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transactions
sales
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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It was created nearly 20 years ago to help struggling vinyl stores when record sales were dying off.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Transactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transactions. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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