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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Architectural Digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025
However, in its most recent quarter, the company topped most sales expectations after Niccol made changes that were visible to customers, such as the decision to stop charging extra for non-dairy milk.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The coffee giant under CEO Brian Niccol has been moving to return to its roots to try reversing a decline in foot traffic and sales.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images French luxury goods firm Kering on Tuesday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales that were nevertheless down year-on-year amid lagging demand for its main Gucci label.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025
However, in its most recent quarter, the company topped most sales expectations after Niccol made changes that were visible to customers, such as the decision to stop charging extra for non-dairy milk.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The coffee giant under CEO Brian Niccol has been moving to return to its roots to try reversing a decline in foot traffic and sales.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images French luxury goods firm Kering on Tuesday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales that were nevertheless down year-on-year amid lagging demand for its main Gucci label.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sale
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The same algorithms that secure the Bitcoin Network are used to protect our web traffic (TLS/SSL), secure banking and financial transactions, and safeguard government and military communications.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos, who signed off on the complex transaction that sees Broccoli and her half-brother, Michael Wilson, retaining a financial stake in the property, is keenly interested in how the tech giant can bring Bond into the digital age.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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The incident raised new doubts about the future of the fragile ceasefire deal, which has paused over 15 months of war but is nearing the end of its first phase.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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The meal deal is also available in stores nationwide.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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This is about these films finding distributors who believe in them, but the heady days of all-night auctions are for now as dead as disco.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Bond Edition up for auction at Historics is one of just 10 that was sold in the U.K., and has had only one owner since its original purchase.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
21 Feb. 2025
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The artist also noted that all tickets to her original Kennedy Center show will be refunded at point of purchase.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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The more Gold Coins that a player purchases, the more Sweeps Coins the player also receives.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The first issue of Exquisite Corpses slated for mid-May is a triple-sized issue with 60 pages of story content priced at $4.99 ( a bargain in today’s market), followed by a monthly release for the remaining 12 issues.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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In a relative sense, Bregman turned out to be something of a bargain.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sale. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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