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sold.

Convinced, won over.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/səʊld/Received-Pronunciation[sɒʊ(ɫ)d]Estuary-English/sɛlt/Northumbria/soʊld/General-American

  1. Convinced, won over.

    informal
noun/səʊld/Received-Pronunciation[sɒʊ(ɫ)d]Estuary-English/sɛlt/Northumbria/soʊld/General-American

  1. salary; military pay

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English solde, sould, soud, from Middle French solde, Italian soldo. Compare soldier and Danish sold (via Low German). Doublet of sol, soldo, solid, solidus, sou, and xu.

verb/səʊld/Received-Pronunciation[sɒʊ(ɫ)d]Estuary-English/sɛlt/Northumbria/soʊld/General-American

  1. simple past and past participle of sell

    form-of · participle · past
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