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sold down

sold down is the simple past and past participle of sell down.

Meaning of sell down

Verb (1)

sell down (third-person singular simple present sells down, present participle selling down, simple past and past participle sold down)

  1. (UK, intransitive) To become less by being sold.
    • Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down.
  2. (UK, transitive) To reduce by selling.
    • Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell down our stocks., or

Verb (2)

sell down (third-person singular simple present sells down, present participle selling down, simple past and past participle sold down)

  1. (idiomatic) To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.

Questions about sold down

What is sold down the simple past and past participle of?
Sold down is the simple past and past participle of sell down.

Words near sold down in the dictionary

  1. sold bargains
  2. sold by the candle
  3. sold coal to Newcastle
  4. sold coals to Newcastle
  5. sold dearly
  6. sold down
  7. sold down the river
  8. sold freezers to Eskimos
  9. sold ice to Eskimos
  10. sold like hot cakes
  11. sold off

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