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Sold vs Solo - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between sold and solo

is that sold is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions while solo is solo (piece of music for one).

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

    solo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A piece of music for one performer.
  • A job or performance done by one person alone.
  • A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner.
  • A single shot of espresso.
  • (Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football

    • Coordinate terms

    * (coffee) doppio, triplo (rare)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without a companion or instructor.
  • Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

    • Verb

  • To perform a solo.
  • To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
  • (Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

    • Derived terms

    * soloist * solo run

    Related terms

    * solitaire

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