Meaning & use
sold
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Exchanged something for money; the past tense and past participle of "sell."
See it in a sentence
They sold their old car to buy a newer model.
The house was sold within a week of being listed.
A note on using this word
"Sold on" is a common idiom meaning enthusiastically convinced, as in "I'm sold on the idea."
Words with a similar meaning
vendedtraded
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Words with an opposite meaning
boughtpurchased
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