as in sale
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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Paramount’s filmed entertainment segment results are reported net of inter-company transactions, meaning sales to sister companies, primarily Paramount+, but also CBS and the firm’s linear cable networks.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
What this means: The NFL’s new league year opened Wednesday and opened the door for the Bears to finalize several transactions that had been in the works over the last two weeks and widely reported.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Lastly, a player view includes additional information such as game logs and transaction history.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Her role focused on safeguarding the CFPB's sensitive data, including transaction records from credit reporting agencies, complaints filed by citizens, and information from Big Tech companies under investigation.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
What this means: The NFL’s new league year opened Wednesday and opened the door for the Bears to finalize several transactions that had been in the works over the last two weeks and widely reported.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Lastly, a player view includes additional information such as game logs and transaction history.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Her role focused on safeguarding the CFPB's sensitive data, including transaction records from credit reporting agencies, complaints filed by citizens, and information from Big Tech companies under investigation.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Transaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transaction. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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