Crossword answer · 4 letters
Sold definition and meaning
sohld · past tense; past participle; interjection
SOLD
What does Sold mean?
Sold is the past tense and past participle of sell. As an announcement, “Sold!” declares that a sale has been made.
What does SOLD mean in a crossword?
SOLD answers the reviewed clue “"It's yours!".” Quotation marks and the exclamation point suggest a short announcement made when a sale is completed.
Why is SOLD useful to learn?
“The shop sold the chair” describes an action; “the chair is sold” describes its status. “I'm sold on it” means convinced.
Common clue patterns
- Disposed of in a sale
- An auctioneer's declaration
- Convinced, with on
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
SOLD does not always describe money changing hands in the present. The convincing sense is figurative; an auction announcement is a particular use of the sale sense.