Sale vs Sold - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between sale and sold

is that sale is splinter while sold is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions.

From (etyl) sale, sal, from (etyl) . Related also to (l), (l).

(en noun)

(obsolete) A hall.

From (etyl) sale, from (etyl) .

(s)

An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.

The sale of goods at reduced prices.

The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.

* for sale * on sale * regular sales * salesman * sales pitch

* (selling of goods at reduced prices) cut-rate sale, sales event * (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) auction, public sale

* ----

(head)

(sell)

* oversold

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

(obsolete) solary; military pay

(Spenser)

(Webster 1913)