sold

[ sohld ]
/ soʊld /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of sell1.

OTHER WORDS FROM sold

self-sold, adjective un·sold, adjective well-sold, adjective

Definition for sold (2 of 2)

Origin of sell

1
before 900; Middle English sellen (v.), Old English sellan orig., to give, hence, give up (someone) to an enemy, betray, exchange for money; cognate with Old Norse selja, Low German sellen, Gothic saljan to give up, sell, orig., to cause to take; akin to Greek heleîn to take

synonym study for sell

1. See trade.

OTHER WORDS FROM sell

sell·a·ble, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for sold

British Dictionary definitions for sold (1 of 2)

sold
/ (səʊld) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of sell

adjective

sold on slang uncritically attached to or enthusiastic about

British Dictionary definitions for sold (2 of 2)

sell
/ (sɛl) /

verb sells, selling or sold

noun

the act or an instance of selling Compare hard sell, soft sell
informal
  1. a trick, hoax, or deception
  2. Irish a great disappointmentthe service in the hotel was a sell

Derived forms of sell

sellable, adjective

Word Origin for sell

Old English sellan to lend, deliver; related to Old Norse selja to sell, Gothic saljan to offer sacrifice, Old High German sellen to sell, Latin cōnsilium advice

Idioms and Phrases with sold

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