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View synonyms for sell out

sell out

verb

  1. to dispose of (supplies of something) completely by selling Also (chiefly Brit)sell up
  2. informal.
    tr to betray, esp through a secret agreement
  3. informal.
    intr to abandon one's principles, standards, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. informal.
    a performance for which all tickets are sold
  2. a commercial success
  3. informal.
    a betrayal
  4. informal.
    a person who betrays their principles, standards, friends, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

The Ohio-born comic further established his comedy cred when he became the youngest stand-up comedian to sell out the Hollywood Bowl during the second installment of the Netflix Is a Joke Festival in May.

They, in turn, sell out their supplier until, sooner or later, everyone’s working for The Man.

From Salon

"They always sell out every year, so I feel like there’s room for more."

From BBC

“I’m not going to sell out this district and these historically Latino communities.”

“The first one to sell out was the salted egg yolk flavour from China,” he said.

From BBC

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