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sold

sold

1.0
Bought and no longer available to buy
  • adjective
  • /soʊld/
translation icon : vendido
  • After weeks on the market, the house was finally sold for a good price.

Examples

  • The rare painting was quickly sold at the auction last night.

  • What is the most expensive item sold at IKEA?

  • Oil is mostly sold on long term contracts.

  • Almost all of the oil is sold in long term contracts.

  • They can create content that gets sold through our distribution channels.

  • These are frequently famously sold as EMT scissors.

  • There's Cal Carb, it's sold by Extreme Gardening.

  • All of the tickets for the concert were sold out within minutes.

Synonyms

sold-out
vssold
58 2.1

There are no tickets or items left to buy

applies generally to purchased goods or property, not only events
sold out
vssold
20 3.1

Not having things like tickets left to buy or having given up your values for money

refers to goods or property being purchased or unavailable, not moral betrayal

Antonyms

unsold
10 1.4

Not bought by anyone yet

Idioms

sold out
20 3.1

Not having things like tickets left to buy or having given up your values for money

Compounds

sold-out
58 2.1

There are no tickets or items left to buy

How Traded

Surface Forms

sold positive

Etymology

The word sold comes from the old English verb sell, which originally meant 'to hand over' in exchange for money. So, if something is sold, it has already been given to someone for money and is no longer available for sale.