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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Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
New York had a 15-minute ceremony before the game where the players received their championship rings and the banner was raised to the rafters of Barclays Center to the delight of the sellout crowd of 17,344.
—Jeff Smith, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Janine Henni, People.com, 23 June 2025
With the two shows, the band becomes the first act to sell out both venues in the same weekend.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Noun
Ohtani threw 28 pitches — 16 for strikes — in the first inning as the sellout crowd of 53,207 hung on every one.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
New York had a 15-minute ceremony before the game where the players received their championship rings and the banner was raised to the rafters of Barclays Center to the delight of the sellout crowd of 17,344.
—Jeff Smith, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Verb
On Friday, Meghan celebrated her brand selling out its second product drop on the collection's launch day.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 June 2025
With the two shows, the band becomes the first act to sell out both venues in the same weekend.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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“Sellout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sellout. Accessed 29 Jun. 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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