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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The impact on sales and other deals at the TIFFCOM market of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), however, has been mixed.
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Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Harrison estimates that even modest market penetration could yield annual sales exceeding $1 billion.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Overall, global smartphone sales rose just 2% in the quarter, down from 6% growth in the second quarter of the year.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Harrison estimates that even modest market penetration could yield annual sales exceeding $1 billion.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Overall, global smartphone sales rose just 2% in the quarter, down from 6% growth in the second quarter of the year.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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The transaction never materialized as the agreement came at a time when the U.S. government was clamping down on Chinese involvement in the domestic tech sector.CJ Haddad, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Following the take-private transaction, Franchise sold its subsidiary home goods retailer W.S. Badcock Corp. to Conn’s Inc., a home retail competitor, last December.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that CBS hasn’t held up its end of a contract to distribute the two shows to local TV stations in the United States and entered into unauthorized distribution deals overseas.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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The flannel shirt with the bold red-and-black pattern in your closet can be used as your ticket to deals this Halloween holiday.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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The current owners bought it at a Graceland auction in 2014 and loaned it to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu for public display.Josh Max, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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However, four numbered and hand-signed prints of Queen Beatrix sold at auction in The Hague in 2021 for more than $235,000.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Importance Of Cruise-Specific Cover To protect from financial loss, cruise travel agency Vacations To Go strongly recommends the purchase of travel insurance with every cruise.David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Alysa Guffey Looking to buy last-minute Eras Tour N2 tickets in Indy? With opener Gracie Abrams expected to take the stage in less than an hour, there are still tickets available for purchase via third-party sites like StubHub.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
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Slashing over $200 off is a massive pre-Black Friday bargain.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Chinese companies such as Temu and Alibaba are competing directly with Amazon offering products at bargain prices shipped directly from China, and finding increasing favor with customers in the U.S. and overseas.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sale. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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