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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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
As the 19-year-old Liu’s score was read, the sellout crowd roared and her coaches, Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali, pulled her into a hug.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The collab sold out immediately, but the flower delivery service has restocked since the initial frenzy.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Hischier finally got his second of the game and dampened the sellout crowd’s hopes of a comeback when his wrist shot from just inside the blue line glanced off Wild captain Jared Spurgeon’s shin pad and fluttered past Gustavsson’s glove, off the post and in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
As the 19-year-old Liu’s score was read, the sellout crowd roared and her coaches, Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali, pulled her into a hug.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
Under any circumstances, the A’s expect to draw fans, having sold out all their season-ticket packages for this year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The collab sold out immediately, but the flower delivery service has restocked since the initial frenzy.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Sellout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sellout. Accessed 7 Apr. 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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