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
Meanwhile, despite being involved in one of the biggest transactions of the offseason, the Senators were somewhat quiet on the first day of free agency.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The bank declined to respond to inquiries regarding whether PNC has thresholds for flagging large monetary transactions, especially wire transactions.
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Ella Moore
july 2,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Institutions to prove compliance without exposing underlying transactions 4.
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Christian Pusateri,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Transfer agents maintain shareholder records and process transactions.
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Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Comcast notched 30 transactions across five accounts—more than Apple (28) and Nvidia (25) individually, and more than Boeing and Disney combined (21)—second only to Meta, at 33.
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Mia Osmonbekov,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Dollar transactions, which are settled by US banks that Washington can control, are used in about 80% of international trade finance.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
The data is based on aggregated card and digital tip transactions from restaurants on the Toast platform, which has about 171,000 locations in the United States.
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Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Plus, saving some of those backend roster spots is usually a necessity to successfully maneuver through transactions later in the offseason and provide roster flexibility.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The bank declined to respond to inquiries regarding whether PNC has thresholds for flagging large monetary transactions, especially wire transactions.
—
Ella Moore
july 2,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Institutions to prove compliance without exposing underlying transactions 4.
—
Christian Pusateri,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Transfer agents maintain shareholder records and process transactions.
—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Comcast notched 30 transactions across five accounts—more than Apple (28) and Nvidia (25) individually, and more than Boeing and Disney combined (21)—second only to Meta, at 33.
—
Mia Osmonbekov,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Dollar transactions, which are settled by US banks that Washington can control, are used in about 80% of international trade finance.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
The data is based on aggregated card and digital tip transactions from restaurants on the Toast platform, which has about 171,000 locations in the United States.
—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Plus, saving some of those backend roster spots is usually a necessity to successfully maneuver through transactions later in the offseason and provide roster flexibility.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transactions
sales
Noun
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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Analysts widely believe Monday’s announcement is a prelude to eventual sales of both Comcast and NBCUniversal, a theory that Comcast rejects.
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“Transactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transactions. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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