exchange of contracts vs sell

exchange of contracts

noun
  • The act of exchanging contracts. 

  • The point or stage at which a conveyancing contract comes into existence between negotiating parties for the carrying out of a disposition of an estate in land; usually requiring the payment of a deposit. 

sell

noun
  • An act of selling; sale. 

  • The promotion of an idea for acceptance. 

  • An easy task. 

verb
  • To be sold. 

  • To promote a particular viewpoint. 

  • To work as a prostitute. 

  • To betray for money or other things. 

  • To promote a product or service. 

  • To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act. 

  • To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone. 

  • To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. 

How often have the words exchange of contracts and sell occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )