as in transaction
the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price
my neighbor tried to make a sale, but no one was interested in buying his old car they made enough profit from the sale of the house for a down payment on the new one
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Recent Examples of sale
Meanwhile, home sales have been so sluggish that some sellers have been taking their listings off the market.
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
Roji Films and Toei present the feature, with world sales handled by EST N8 and Toei.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
No sale, clearance, or membership items were noted.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
Only a few personal items will be excluded from the sale.
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
Roji Films and Toei present the feature, with world sales handled by EST N8 and Toei.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
No sale, clearance, or membership items were noted.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
Only a few personal items will be excluded from the sale.
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sale
Noun
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But Decker left no trace of his existence, such as credit card transactions or cell phone activity, after his daughters were killed.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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For years, Apple required that all in-app purchases be processed through its App Store and skimmed 30 percent off each transaction.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Byron High School in Minnesota, for example, sold naming rights to its gymnasium to Scheels in a deal worth $12,000 a year.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Washington and Beijing then reached a deal to reduce levies, which expires in November, with the United States imposing 30 percent duties on imports of Chinese goods and China hitting US products with a 10 percent tariff.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only Sacagawea dollar coin sold at the auction without the distinction of having been flown to space was sold for $120,000.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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While there is really no way to know how Macdonald would have reacted to a charity auction in his honor, his unpredictability was what cemented him as such a special talent, according to Apatow.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Tesla shares jumped Monday after its CEO Elon Musk disclosed a $1 billion purchase of the stock, erasing the company's losses for the year.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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There is a limit of five free items per check and the deal requires purchase of an entrée of equal or greater value and may be collected only by the jersey-wearing customer in person, according to the restaurant chain.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The defense for Texas has held up its end of the bargain, stopping the run well, allowing one of the lowest rushing yard totals per game in the country.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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The new iPhone models, Jim said, are great bargains because customers can combine trade-in value with incentives from cell providers like Verizon .—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sale. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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