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Sold vs Ceded - What's the difference?

sold | ceded |

As verbs the difference between sold and ceded

is that sold is past tense of sell while ceded is past tense of cede.

As a noun sold

is solary; military pay.

sold

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (sell)
    • Derived terms
    * oversold

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) solde. See soldier, and compare sou.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) solary; military pay
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms

    ceded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cede)
    • ----

    cede

    English

    Verb

    (ced)
  • To give up, give way, give away.
    • Edward decided to cede the province.

    Related terms

    * accede * concede * excede * exceed * intercede * precede * proceed * recede * secede * succeed * supercede, supersede ----