sold
Americanverb
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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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A portion of every ticket sold will benefit Siempre Unidos LA, a grassroots nonprofit assisting immigrant families affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and deportations through food, emergency assistance, legal referrals and community support.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Dealers are required to maintain records showing sales of vehicles so that authorities can ensure vehicles sold to buyers in another state are actually delivered there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite being rubbished by many critics, it sold well in the US and then in Britain, earning Archer a considerable sum in royalties.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Lower shelf prices are already driving an increase in the number of units sold, showing that members are taking advantage of the investment, the CFO said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“That’s why. I came close to losing everything I had that summer. From the day that professor got here until the day he left, I never sold as much as a can of snuff.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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