sold

American  

[sohld] / soʊld /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of sell.

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sold British  

/ səʊld /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of sell

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adjective

1. slang uncritically attached to or enthusiastic about

Other Word Forms

• self-sold adjective
• unsold adjective
• well-sold adjective

Explanation

Something that's sold has been exchanged for money. When new neighbors buy the house across the street, you'll see a sign appear in its front yard that says "Sold." Once you sell something, you can describe it as sold, whether it's a sold item at your yard sale, waiting beside the driveway for its buyer to pick it up, or the sold trees at the Christmas tree farm, marked with colored tape. The word sold comes from sell and its root meaning of "offer up or deliver." Offer up the highest bid on a painting at an auction and you'll hear the auctioneer call out, "Sold!"

Example Sentences

What Atletico manager Simeone sold him was a football project that had the striker at the centre of it.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

About 40 percent of cars sold in Vietnam in 2025 were electric, but the trend has been accelerating.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Species sold in live-animal markets were more likely to share pathogens with humans than those sold as meat or animal products.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Properties sold via MLS are advertised on a publicly available list and usually receive the market price.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

When I mention it to Babs, she says, “Huh. Must have sold quick.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy