salary; military pay
"He was so proud when his commanding officer sold him a promotion and an extra hundred dollars in monthly pay."
"The auctioneer raised his hand to signal that the house had been sold."
simple past tense and past participle of sell
"They sold their old car last week to buy a new bicycle."
In plain English: To sell something means to give it to someone else for money.
"I sold my old car to a neighbor yesterday."
The word "sold" comes from the Middle English solde, which was borrowed from Middle French and Italian. It entered English with the same meaning it has today, originally referring to payment or wages before shifting to describe the act of selling something.