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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Another tells her to look at this period as a transaction.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: Rodriguez and Lore agreed to buy the T-Wolves and WNBA's Minnesota Lynx in 2021 via a multipart transaction.
—Tim Baysinger, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Someone lost $287,000 through a bitcoin transaction.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
An escrow agreement is a financial arrangement where a neutral third party holds funds on behalf of two parties involved in a real estate transaction until specific conditions are met.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: Rodriguez and Lore agreed to buy the T-Wolves and WNBA's Minnesota Lynx in 2021 via a multipart transaction.
—Tim Baysinger, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Someone lost $287,000 through a bitcoin transaction.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
An escrow agreement is a financial arrangement where a neutral third party holds funds on behalf of two parties involved in a real estate transaction until specific conditions are met.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for transaction
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“Transaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transaction. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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