sold

/sel/

Thân thiện

This merchandise is sold.

Definition

Adjective 1. Disposed of to a purchaser; transferred in exchange for money: Describes an item or property that has been the subject of a completed sale. Example: The house was sold last week. 2. Committed or allocated, often in a binding agreement: Can describe something (like tickets, shares, or seats) that are no longer available for purchase because they have been allocated. Example: All tickets for the concert are sold.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The painting was sold at auction for a record price.
  • "Is this car still available?" "No, I'm sorry, it's already sold."
  • The new smartphone model was completely sold out within hours.

Advanced Usage

• "Sold on (an idea/plan)": Convinced of or enthusiastic about something.
  • After hearing the proposal, I was completely sold on the idea.
• "Sold out": Having all available items or tickets purchased; also used figuratively to mean having betrayed one's principles for personal gain.
  • The stadium was sold out for the championship game. (Literal)
  • Critics accused the politician of being sold out to corporate interests. (Figurative)

Variants and Related Words

• Sell (verb): To exchange a commodity for money; to persuade someone of the value of something.
  • They sell fresh bread at the market.
• Seller (noun): A person or entity that sells something.
  • The seller agreed to lower the price.
• Sale (noun): The act or process of selling; an event where goods are sold at reduced prices.
  • The sale of the company was finalized yesterday.

Synonyms

• Purchased: Bought by someone.
• Disposed of: Gotten rid of, often by selling.
• Gone: No longer available (informal, in a sales context).

Related Phrasal Verbs (from the base verb 'sell')

• Sell off: To sell something quickly, often at a reduced price.
  • The store is selling off its old inventory.
• Sell out: To sell all of a particular item; to betray one's principles (as noted above).
  • They sold out of milk very early today.
• Sell up: To sell one's business or property.
  • After forty years, he decided to sell up and retire.

Related Idioms

• Sold a bill of goods: Deceived or misled, especially about the value or nature of something.
  • I feel like I was sold a bill of goods about that investment; it's worthless.
• Sold down the river: Betrayed, especially by someone trusted.
  • The whistleblower felt sold down the river by his former colleagues.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. disposed of to a purchaser
   • this merchandise is sold