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Sold

/ˈsəʊld/

(ditransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

📖 Definitions of "Sold"

verb
  1. 1

    (ditransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

    "I'll sell you all three for a hundred dollars."

  2. 2

    To be sold.

    "The corn sold for a good price."

  3. 3

    To promote a product or service.

  4. 4

    To promote a particular viewpoint.

    "My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally."

🔄 Synonyms of "Sold"

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oversubscribedHaving insufficient capacity to meet the demand of those who are interested.
sold-outUnavailable because all inventory has been sold.

↔️ Antonyms of "Sold"

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WordDefinition
unsoldNot sold

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sold-outUnavailable because all inventory has been sold.
oversubscribedHaving insufficient capacity to meet the demand of those who are interested.
traffickedCarrying traffic; subject to traffic.
marketingnoun(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.
salesnounThe amount or value of goods and services sold.
packagedverbHaving been placed in a package.
buyernounA person who makes one or more purchases.
salenounAn exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
saleablenounSuitable for sale; marketable; worth enough to try to sell; that can be sold (i.e., for which it is possible to find a willing and able buyer).
disposalnoun(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
dealverb(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
priced(in combination) Having a price of the kind specified.
passedThat has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.
partedSeparated; taken asunder.
divestmentnoun(finance) The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.
obtainableAble to be obtained.
redeemedverb(of a person) Granted redemption or salvation.
availableReadily obtainable.
hackverb(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
boughtnoun(informal, politics) Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt.

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