What is another word for sold for?

Pronunciation: [sˈə͡ʊld fɔː] (IPA)

There are many synonyms for the phrase "sold for." Some are "auctioned off," "disposed of," "transferred ownership," "exchanged hands," "changed possession," "turned over," and "handed over." Each of these phrases implies the exchange of goods or property from one party to another in exchange for money or other consideration. When it comes to selling things, there are many ways to describe the transaction, and the language used often depends on the context and the tone of the speaker. However, no matter which synonym is used, the meaning remains the same - the item or property has been sold to a new owner.

What are the hypernyms for Sold for?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    bartered for, exchanged for, negotiated for, traded for.

Famous quotes with Sold for

  • I have made it a rule for a long time, not to part with the copyright of my drawings, for I have been so copied, my drawings reproduced and sold for advertisements and done in ways I hate.
    Kate Greenaway
  • Today the white child is sold for two dollars a week to the manufacturers.
    Mary Harris Jones
  • I was pleased that two very disparate photographs, two images that each worked in their own way had appealed enough to other people for them to buy them. I was also relieved they weren't the last ones purchased, and that they sold for a pound more than the frame was worth.
    Graeme Le Saux
  • Hemingway hated me. I sold 200 million books, and he didn't. Of course most of mine sold for 25 cents, but still... you look at all this stuff with a grain of salt.
    Mickey Spillane
  • When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, "The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; 'Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue." And I am two-and-twenty And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.
    A. E. Housman

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