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buying and selling, trade, transaction
The act of commercial exchange involving both purchasing and selling.
土地の売買をする。
To buy and sell land.
株式の売買で利益を得た。
I made a profit from stock trading.
不動産の売買には契約書が必要だ。
Real estate transactions require a contract.
USAGE: 売買 combines 売 (selling) and 買 (buying), emphasizing both sides of a transaction. It's more formal than simply 'buying' or 'selling.'
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 売買する (to buy and sell, to trade)
- 売買が成立する (a transaction is completed)
- Xの売買 (trading of X)
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 売買契約 (sales contract)
- 株式売買 (stock trading)
- 不動産売買 (real estate transaction)
- 人身売買 (human trafficking)
- 臓器売買 (organ trafficking)
NOTE: Not to be confused with the casual goodbye バイバイ (bye-bye).