includes—
| (a) | the making, effecting or concluding of any contract, bargain, sale, purchase or transaction, sale of land, or any payment in connection therewith; |
| (b) | any payment for services rendered; |
| (c) | the collection of tolls, rates, taxes, fines or other fees; and |
| (d) | any measurement of a legal nature in connection with which any measuring instrument is used; |