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sold | sellable |

As a noun sold

is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions.

As an adjective sellable is

able or likely to be sold.

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

    sellable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able or likely to be sold.
    • a sellable commodity

    Synonyms

    * marketable, marketworthy, saleable, saleworthy, vendible

    Derived terms

    * sellability