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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They ended a 30-year wait for a trophy by lifting the Europa League in May against Freiburg but the club could have sold six of the starting XI by the end of the transfer window.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Twenty years ago, GM sold twice as many cars and trucks in the U.S. as Toyota.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Lucas Digne was sold to Paris St-Germain and Villa must also find a solution for goalkeeper Emi Martinez after his failed move to Juventus and the signing of his replacement - Zion Suzuki.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
When McCourt sold the team to Walter’s Guggenheim group, the franchise was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Lippmann spent twenty hours with one hedge fund guy and thought he had him sold, only to have the guy call his college roommate, who worked for some home builder, and change his mind.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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