How to Use transaction in a Sentence

transaction

noun
  • The entire transaction took place over the phone.
  • The penalty is capped at 10% of the transaction amount.
    oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The move is the latest transaction over the last few weeks that has seen the Wings make the most change to its roster in three years.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • If the jury finds the ads did not break the law, the transactions used to move the money around would also be legal.
    Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Once a transaction is made, the blockchain remains an immutable record of it.
    Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Over all, a little less than half of his transactions were tipped.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The most notable aspect of the transaction is that cash-rich Exxon is paying all in stock.
    WSJ, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The building’s owner still must sign off on the transaction.
    oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
  • These transactions worked to mask the origin of the funds and the identity of the final buyer, or Arnault.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
  • One of Lyft’s board members at the time (an investor) oversaw the transaction.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The merchant told her the fee was charged to all who do not meet the $5 minimum for credit card transactions.
    Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The transaction comes amid a flurry of high-profile stock sales in recent weeks.
    Katrina Compoli Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
  • On the date of her arrest, Baez met the confidential course in Yonkers to complete the transaction.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The Chinese government would have to agree to such a transaction, the people said.
    Chris Strohm, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Weber’s board has approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of next year.
    Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In a statement, U.S. Steel said the transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2024.
    Eli Tan, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • That person might know a few key details of this transaction.
    John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Hall is seeking further court action to keep the transaction on hold.
    Jonathan Mattise, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • That allowed a Costco retail clerk to process the transaction and issue a full refund to Nguyen.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Here’s how the math often works out, but each transaction could be different.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • On the 25th, the lunar eclipse in Libra cancels some of the emotional transactions that are bleeding you dry and putting you into debt.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But who is looking after their health once the transaction is complete?
    Owen Tripp, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
  • And then there is the treasure itself: Stuef sold the chest and its contents in a private transaction this September.
    Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023
  • For the year to date, growth in these transactions has been approximately 3.5%.
    Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 May 2024
  • These deals tend to happen in secret, among the industry’s power players, and the rest of us don’t hear about it until the transaction has closed.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The cardholder's bank approved the transaction, according to the paperwork, and the tickets were sent but not scanned in.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
  • Both companies have sought to keep details of the transactions out of the public eye, with filings in the case heavily redacted.
    Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Never mind the British nation owns the marbles, and there’s no evidence the Greeks own them, and everyone involved in the transaction’s been dead for 200 years.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Top 10s iTunes ranks films daily by number of transactions, while Fandango at Home lists by revenue.
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Heritage and Danube signed an agreement in 2023 that involved no financial transactions by either party, CBS has learned.
    Flora Garamvolgyi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024

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