# sold

Pronunciation: say "SOHLD" US /soʊld/, UK /səʊld/, AUS /səʉld/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of sell. — simple past and past participle of sell
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of sell. Use it for selling that already happened.
   - _The gallery sold three paintings on opening night._
   - _The house was sold well above the asking price._

## Noun

2. Salary, especially military pay. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Money paid to a soldier for serving in an army.
   - _The garrison nearly mutinied when their sold went unpaid for a whole season._
   - _He spent his entire sold on drink before the week was out._

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English 'solde' (also 'sould', 'soud'), which came from Middle French 'solde' and Italian 'soldo'. It is a doublet of 'sol', 'soldo', 'solid', 'solidus', 'sou', and 'xu'.

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