Sold,
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Sell.
Sold, n. Etym: [F. solde. See Soldier, and cf. Sou.]
Definition: Solary; military pay. [Obs.] Spenser.
Sell, n.
Definition: Self. [Obs. or Scot.] B. Jonson.
Sell, n.
Definition: A sill. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sell, n.
Definition: A cell; a house. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sell, n. Etym: [F. selle, L. sella, akin to sedere to sit. See Sit.]
1. A saddle for a horse. [Obs.] He left his lofty steed with golden self. Spenser.
2. A throne or lofty seat. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Sell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sold; p. pr. & vb. n. Selling.] Etym: [OE. sellen, sillen, AS. sellan, syllan, to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries. sella, OHG. sellen, Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw. sälja to sell, Dan. s, Goth. saljan to offer a sacrifice; all from a noun akin to E. sale. Cf. Sale.]
1. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor. Matt. xix. 21. I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. Shak.
Note: Sell is corellative to buy, as one party buys what the other sells. It is distinguished usually from exchange or barter, in which one commodity is given for another; whereas in selling the consideration is usually money, or its representative in current notes.
2. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray. You would have sold your king to slaughter. Shak.
3. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat. [Slang] Dickens. To sell one's life dearly, to cause much loss to those who take one's life, as by killing a number of one's assailants.
– To sell (anything) out, to dispose of it wholly or entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in a business.
Sell, v. i.
1. To practice selling commodities. I will buy with you, sell with you; . . . but I will not eat with you. Shak.
2. To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price. To sell out, to sell one's whole stockk in trade or one's entire interest in a property or a business.
Sell, n.
Definition: An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
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