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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

dealings, transaction, dealing go
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism go
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

marketing, selling, merchandising
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

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16 Subcategories

bait and switch go
a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product
private treaty go
a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency
bootlegging go
the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
bootlegging go
the act of selling illegally or without permission
capitalization, capitalisation go
the sale of capital stock
retail go
the selling of goods to consumers
wholesale go
the selling of goods to merchants
sale go
a particular instance of selling
syndication go
selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
dumping go
selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
dutch auction go
a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found
retailing go
the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
telemarketing, teleselling, telecommerce go
the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales
vending, peddling, hawking, vendition go
the act of selling goods for a living
resale go
the selling of something purchased
sale go
the general activity of selling