buying and selling
Example Sentences
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"What stamp duty does is discourage people from buying and selling."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The central issue at stake was a niche U.S. trading regulation known as the short-swing profit rule, which prevents company insiders and major shareholders from buying and selling shares within a six-month period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
By specifying buying and selling prices, limit orders give investors a bit more control over trades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
This means the closed-end fund manager’s portfolio decisions can be made independently of day-to-day buying and selling action for the fund’s shares.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
We built a tavern there, and I began buying and selling land.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
