ALL meanings of sold
sold
S s - adjective sold exchanged for money 1
- verb sold simple past tense and past participle of sell1 . 1
- verb with object sold to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000. 1
- verb with object sold to deal in; keep or offer for sale: He sells insurance. This store sells my favorite brand. 1
- verb with object sold to make a sale or offer for sale to: He'll sell me the car for $1000. 1
- verb with object sold to persuade or induce (someone) to buy something: The salesman sold me on a more expensive model than I wanted. 1
- verb with object sold to persuade or induce someone to buy (something): The clerk really sold the shoes to me by flattery. 1
- verb with object sold to make sales of: The hot record sold a million copies this month. 1
- verb with object sold to cause to be accepted, especially generally or widely: to sell an idea to the public. 1
- verb with object sold to cause or persuade to accept; convince: to sell the voters on a candidate. 1
- verb with object sold to accept a price for or make a profit of (something not a proper object for such action): to sell one's soul for political power. 1
- verb with object sold to force or exact a price for: The defenders of the fort sold their lives dearly. 1
- verb with object sold Informal. to cheat, betray, or hoax. 1
- verb without object sold to engage in selling something. 1
- verb without object sold to be on sale. 1
- verb without object sold to offer something for sale: I like this house—will they sell? 1
- verb without object sold to be employed to persuade or induce others to buy, as a salesperson or a clerk in a store: One sister is a cashier and the other sells. 1
- verb without object sold to have a specific price; be offered for sale at the price indicated (followed by at or for): Eggs used to sell at sixty cents a dozen. This shirt sells for thirty dollars. 1
- verb without object sold to be in demand by buyers: On a rainy day, umbrellas really sell. 1
- verb without object sold to win acceptance, approval, or adoption: Here's an idea that'll sell. 1
- noun sold an act or method of selling. 1
- noun sold Stock Exchange. a security to be sold. 1
- noun sold Informal. a cheat; hoax. 1
- idioms sold sell short. short (def 49). 1
- idioms sold sell someone a bill of goods. bill of goods (def 3). 1
- noun sold Sold is the past tense and past participle of sell. 0
- abbreviation SOLD sell 0