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Sold vs Chose - What's the difference?

sold | chose |

As nouns the difference between sold and chose

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

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

    chose

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • (choose)

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) (lena) . See cause.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A thing; personal property.
    • Derived terms
    * chose in action * chose in possession * chose local * chose transitory

    Anagrams

    * English irregular simple past forms ----