Sold

Pronunciation: /zɔlt/

“Sold” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

any pay or salary of a soldier
the daily basic pay of a soldier who serves less than two years, including (until 2011) conscripts as well as those rendering the substitute service (Zivildienst)
pay, payroll, reward

From Middle High German solt, from Old French solt, from Latin solidus (“a Roman gold coin”).

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