Meanings
- be soldFor an object or a right to be given to someone or for one’s effort, etc., to be provided to someone after money is received for it.
- (a person) be tradedFor a person to be traded like goods, for money.
- get distractedFor one's attention to be turned to something else, instead of focusing on the thing to which it should have been paid.
- be popularFor one’s face or name to be known widely.
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- be pimped; (a woman) be soldFor a woman to be handed over to a brothel or a pimp for money.
Examples from Lessons (3)
The sandwiches are all sold out today, so I can't have those.
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And the bread is also popular, so it sells out early.
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I'm sorry, but we've sold out of cake, so you can't order that right now.
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