sale or exchange

sale or exchange definition - legal

n

A tax law phrase describing a voluntary exchange of property for other property as distinct from a gift or a contribution, and for which a federally taxable gain or loss may attach.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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