different between sold vs undersold

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??ld/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?so?ld/
• Rhymes: -??ld

Verb

sold

1. simple past tense and past participle of sell

Derived terms

• oversold
• undersold

Etymology 2

From Middle English solde, sould, soud, from Old French solde, soulde, soude. See soldier, and compare sou. Compare Danish sold, from Low German.

Noun

sold

1. (obsolete) salary; military pay

Anagrams

• DLOs, LODs, LoDs, OSDL, Olds, dols, lods, olds

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sáld, from Proto-Germanic *s?dl? (“sieve”).

Noun

sold n (singular definite soldet, plural indefinite sold)

1. sieve

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German solt.

Noun

sold

1. a wage, especially one paid to mercenaries

References

• “sold” in Den Danske Ordbog

Romanian

Etymology

From French solde.

Noun

sold n (plural solduri)

1. (finance) balance

Declension

English

Verb

undersold

1. simple past tense and past participle of undersell

Adjective

undersold (comparative more undersold, superlative most undersold)

1. sold with insufficient enthusiasm.

Anagrams

• Soderlund