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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The rollout will begin with a test in Germany, France and the United States, where buyers will be able to view listings directly on Marketplace and complete the rest of their transactions on eBay, Meta said in a release.
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Ryan Browne,cj Haddad, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
The Heat knows that no contender has the cap space to make Butler a max offer (or anything close to it) this summer without needing the Heat’s help to facilitate the transaction.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
As part of the order, Trump tried to ban TikTok in the U.S. and prohibit any transactions with the company, according to the Trump White House archival website.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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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Ryan Browne,cj Haddad, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
The Heat knows that no contender has the cap space to make Butler a max offer (or anything close to it) this summer without needing the Heat’s help to facilitate the transaction.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
As part of the order, Trump tried to ban TikTok in the U.S. and prohibit any transactions with the company, according to the Trump White House archival website.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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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“Transaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transaction. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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