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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Andreas Wiseman reported that Marty Supreme carries a production cost of $70M, making the project the most expensive new package on sale at the latest AFM.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Yelp's research indicates that food-industry sales will reach $1 trillion this year, a first for the American dining scene.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Single film tickets go on sale January 16, with early access for members.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2019, the return rate was 8.1% of total retail sales, but as the COVID pandemic closed non-essential retailers starting in early 2020, the U.S. experienced a major shift to online shopping.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Yelp's research indicates that food-industry sales will reach $1 trillion this year, a first for the American dining scene.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Single film tickets go on sale January 16, with early access for members.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2019, the return rate was 8.1% of total retail sales, but as the COVID pandemic closed non-essential retailers starting in early 2020, the U.S. experienced a major shift to online shopping.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Common issues include invoices being addressed to the wrong legal entity, missing postal addresses, incorrect purchase order numbers, or errors in the tax treatment of transactions.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Saturday brought a small flurry of transactions, as the Guardians and Diamondbacks made a trade and Paul Goldschmidt and Carlos Santana found 2025 homes.Keith Law, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this week, German magazine Kicker reported that Wirtz had not only agreed to a new deal but had already signed it.Manuel Veth, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Travelers hoping to find deals should book no more than six months out from their trip.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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The final selling price in the auction could, however, be higher than the minimum price.Hanna Ziady, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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But the European Union lacks a single figure who can make the purchase commitments of natural gas and oil on behalf of its 27 member states that Trump is seeking.JOSH BOAK AND RAF CASERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Here are the risks Bay Area bird flu probe has raw milk connection Save Mart is taking a similar approach, restricting purchases to two cartons per customer.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Temu has now fully replaced Wish, an earlier bargain online shopping site, in the cultural lexicon as the signifier of knockoffs or budget-friendly alternatives.Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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Those are terrific bargains compared to costs at public universities in most other states — let alone at private institutions such as USC and Stanford.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sale. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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