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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Recent Examples of transaction
Carr has also used merger reviews to impose requirements related to DEI and news coverage, since large companies are willing to make concessions in exchange for transaction approvals.
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ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The Real Brokerage-RE/MAX transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The average home price is now roughly $9.8 million, the report shows, and nearly 70% of all single-family transactions on the island closed above $10 million.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The Real Brokerage-RE/MAX transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The average home price is now roughly $9.8 million, the report shows, and nearly 70% of all single-family transactions on the island closed above $10 million.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transaction
sale
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The club was put on sale 16 months ago by its ownership group.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The group, originally signed to RCA Records, released two albums of bustling synth pop and opened for Harry Styles in the late twenty-tens but was cast off in the early days of the pandemic owing to low sales.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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“Transaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transaction. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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