sold

[ sohld ]
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verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sell1.

Other words from sold

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

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How to use sold in a sentence

  • The last-named building remained in the possession of the Unitarians until 1861, when it was sold to the Roman Catholics.

    Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
  • The result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • In 1603 it was ordered that one quart of best ale, or two of small, should be sold for one penny.

    Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
  • Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.

    The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
  • The office of clerk of the court is about to be sold, having been placed at fifteen hundred pesos.

British Dictionary definitions for sold

sold

/ (səʊld) /


verb
  1. the past tense and past participle of sell

adjective
  1. sold on slang uncritically attached to or enthusiastic about

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