sold
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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
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It’s the same language Maddie sold to Deena, but a view Dr. Kronenfield won’t buy.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Berkshire bought $23.5 billion of equity securities during the second quarter and sold $3.7 billion in the same period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Walker said tickets still being sold for Thirty Seconds to Mars' upcoming concerts at London's The O2 and Manchester Co-Op Live was "really worrying".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
LA28 expects to sell 14 million tickets between the Olympics and Paralympics, which would break a sales record, eclipsing the 12 million tickets sold for Paris 2024 Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Marveling that the old man had sold him such a wonder for only a quarter, Jeremy reached out to touch its glossy surface.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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