as in transactions
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 sales
The 2020 legislation also created penalties for using a bot to get around an online sales platform’s cap on ticket sales and then reselling those tickets at inflated prices.
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Minivan sales in America have fallen about 80 percent from their all-time high in 2000.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
Christmas may be over, but Amazon’s sales keep giving.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
Shop this season’s top products and sales curated by our editors.
—Charles Dunlap, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Minivan sales in America have fallen about 80 percent from their all-time high in 2000.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
Christmas may be over, but Amazon’s sales keep giving.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
Shop this season’s top products and sales curated by our editors.
—Charles Dunlap, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales
Noun
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And there had been no trace of him – no credit card transactions, no phone activity – since the girls were killed, Morrison said Friday.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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About 40% of its transactions are through Scan & Go, Sears said.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many countries have sought to negotiate to remove or reduce the tariffs, some have made deals, while others have enforced counter tariffs.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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All-cash, no-contingency deals trade a bit of headline price for certainty, speed, and operating freedom the day after close.—
Lewis Schiff,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Car purchases are the second largest purchase most households make, if not the largest.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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During a 2023 trial, Google executives acknowledged that the company sometimes tweaked its advertising auctions to ensure the company met revenue targets, often without disclosing any changes to advertisers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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California's cap-and-invest program generates billions through emissions credit auctions.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sales. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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