sell·out
ˈsel-ˌau̇t 
sold out; selling out; sells out
1
: to sell the goods of (a debtor) in order to satisfy creditors
2
: to sell security or commodity holdings of usually to satisfy an uncovered margin
3
a
: to sell all the available tickets for
sold out the concert
b
: to sell all of
the merchandise was quickly sold out
1
: to dispose of one's goods by sale
especially
: to sell one's business
2
: to betray one's cause or associates especially for personal gain
3
: to be or achieve a sellout
Examples of sellout in a Sentence
Noun
The concert was a sellout.
The union sees the deal as a sellout.
Angry fans called him a sellout when he started appearing in television commercials.
Verb
the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
The Chicago Sky forward had just been on the other end of a flagrant foul committed by Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, and the sellout crowd filled with Fever fans let Reese have it.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Bill Koenig, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
As of publication, all previous concert premiere performances have sold out.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 19 May 2025
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Noun
The sellout crowd kept the energy going all night, even when the game was slipping away for the Valkyries.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
The Chicago Sky forward had just been on the other end of a flagrant foul committed by Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, and the sellout crowd filled with Fever fans let Reese have it.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Verb
The Hulman-George family, which acquired the Indianapolis speedway in 1945, sold out to Penske, a deal announced in 2019 and completed in January 2020.
—Bill Koenig, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
As of publication, all previous concert premiere performances have sold out.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 19 May 2025
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“Sellout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sellout. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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sellout
1 of 2 noun
sell·out
ˈsel-ˌau̇t
1
: the act or an instance of selling out
2
: a show, contest, or exhibition for which all seats are sold
sell out
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)sel-ˈau̇t
: to dispose of all of one's goods by sale
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