bill of sale

noun phrase

: a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of title to goods and chattels

Examples of bill of sale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Brenton also asked about a bill of sale, signed by Hill, to purchase all of the woman’s personal and tangible property. Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024 Holman, 66 and African American, had spent much of his life collecting loose threads — stories passed down through the generations, birth and death certificates, centuries-old bills of sale, Census Bureau records, and DNA matches. Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 13 July 2024 Shared Collections Eastern Kentucky University American Slavery Collection Sixteen documents, including slave bills of sale, tell the cruel story of the enslaved lives that were listed in ledgers. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 Shoppers looking for a new car should keep their eyes open for an $800 dealer processing charge on their bill of sale — a fee that was previously capped at $500. Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024 What is the validity of a bill of sale, the novel poses, when any white con man can claim the nearest Black person as his own? Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024 The prices of comparable homes in your neighborhood Photos of any damage or unfinished areas of your home Recent bills of sale or documentation of home’s value More information on what to bring and what to do if an agreement can’t be reached can be found here. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024 All citizens of California would be best served to not sign any proposition petition because the goods delivered never matches the bill of sale. Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2024 Four bills of sale in Perry County deed books mention Amy from 1842 through 1847. Nicholas P. Brown, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bill of sale was in 1550

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“Bill of sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bill%20of%20sale. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

bill of sale

: a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of title to goods and chattels
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