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1. phrasal verb

If a shop sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it, so that there is no longer any left for people to buy.

Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins. [VERB PARTICLE + of]

The next day the bookshops sold out. [VERB PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

If a performance, sports event, or other entertainment sells out, all the tickets for it are sold.

Football games often sell out well in advance. [VERB PARTICLE]

3. phrasal verb

When things sell out, all of them that are available are sold.

Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately. [VERB PARTICLE]

Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes. [VERB PARTICLE]

4. phrasal verb

If you accuse someone of selling out, you disapprove of the fact that they do something which used to be against their principles, or give in to an opposing group.

[disapproval]

The young see him as a politician who will not sell out or make compromises. [VERB PARTICLE]

...a new play about an ageing British punk band tempted to sell out to corporatecapitalism. [VERB PARTICLE + to]

5. phrasal verb

Sell out means the same as sell up.

[US]

I hear she's going to sell out and move to the city. [VERB PARTICLE]

6. See also sell-out, sold out

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sell-out

also sellout

Word forms: plural sell-outs

1. countable noun [usually singular, oft NOUN noun]

If a play, sports event, or other entertainment is a sell-out, all the tickets for it are sold.

Their concert there was a sell-out.

...sell-out shows.

2. countable noun [usually singular]

If you describe someone's behaviour as a sell-out, you disapprove of the fact that they have done something which used to be against their principles, or given in to an opposing group.

[disapproval]

For some, his decision to become a Socialist candidate at Sunday's election was simplya sell-out.

sell out in British English

verb (adverb)

to dispose of (supplies of something) completely by selling

Also (chiefly Brit): sell up

2. (transitive) informal

to betray, esp through a secret agreement

3. (intransitive) informal

to abandon one's principles, standards, etc

noun sellout, sell-out

4. informal

a performance for which all tickets are sold

(as modifier)

a sell-out show

a commercial success

6. informal

a betrayal

7. informal

a person who betrays their principles, standards, friends, etc

sell out in American English

to get rid of completely by selling

2. US, Informal

to betray (one's associates, cause, country, etc.)

3. US, Informal

to give up or be unfaithful to one's artistic aspirations or moral principles so as to achieve success, financial gain, etc.

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sell out in Retail

(sɛl aʊt)

Word forms: (present) sells out, (past) sold off, (perfect) sold off, (progressive) selling off

verb

(Retail: Merchandising)

If a store sells out of a product, it sells its entire stock leaving none for customers to buy.

The clerk politely explained that they had sold out of the item and that the manufacturers had been particularly slow in delivering morestock.

Within twenty-four hours of the item going on sale, it had sold out at every local outlet.

If a store sells out of a product, it sells its entire stock leaving none for customers to buy.

Examples of 'sell out' in a sentence
sell out

`The difference is I voiced my opinions, I didn't resort to treason and sell out my colleagues to the CIA.Why are you prepared to sell out your colleagues just to save Graham and Carver?But without the reef, people are forced to sell out at rock-bottom prices to pay their debts; a year later Brismand moves in.

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sell out

British English: sell out /sɛl aʊt/ VERB

If a shop sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it.

The supermarket sold out of flour in a single day.

American English: sell out
Arabic: يَبْيعُ التَاجِرُ كُلُّ ما عنده من السَلْعَة
Brazilian Portuguese: vender tudo
Chinese: 卖光
Croatian: rasprodati
Czech: vyprodat
Danish: sælge ud
Dutch: de hele voorraad verkopen
European Spanish: agotar
Finnish: myydä loppuun
French: épuiser
German: ausverkaufen
Greek: ξεπουλώ
Italian: vendere fino ad esaurimento
Japanese: 売り尽くす
Korean: 다 팔아버리다
Norwegian: selge ut
Polish: wyprzedać
European Portuguese: esgotar
Romanian: a epuiza stocul
Russian: распродавать
Latin American Spanish: agotar
Swedish: sälja slut
Thai: ขายหมด
Turkish: hepsini satmak
Ukrainian: розпродувати
Vietnamese: bán hết

1 (phrasal verb) in the sense of be bought up

Definition

(of items for sale) to be bought up completely

Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes.

Synonyms

be bought up

be sold out

be gone

be exhausted

be depleted

2 (phrasal verb) in the sense of betray your ideals

Definition

to abandon one's principles, standards, etc.

He will not sell out or be debased by the compromises of politics.

Synonyms

betray your ideals

abandon your principles

demean yourself

I wasn't going to demean myself by answering him.

degrade yourself

See sell

Additional synonyms

in the sense of demean yourself

Definition

to do something unworthy of one's status or character

I wasn't going to demean myself by answering him.

Synonyms

lower yourself,

humiliate yourself,

humble yourself,

debase yourself,

downgrade yourself,

abase yourself,

belittle yourself,

degrade yourself

Nearby words of
sell out

selfishness
selfless
sell
sell out
sell out of something
sell someone down the river
sell someone out

Related terms of
sell out

sell someone out
sell out of something

Synonyms of 'sell out'

sell out

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Chinese translation of 'sell out'

sell out

vi

(lit)
1. [shop] 卖(賣)光存货(貨) (màiguāng cúnhuò)
2. [book, tickets] 卖(賣)光 (màiguāng)
  ⇒ The tickets have sold out. 票卖光了。 (Piào màiguāng le.)
(fig, = betray principles) 放弃(棄)原则(則) (fàngqì yuánzé)
(US, = sell everything) 出售所有财(財)物 (chūshòu suǒyǒu cáiwù)
to sell out of sth 卖(賣)光某物 (màiguāng mǒuwù)
⇒ The shop had sold out of ice creams. 那家商店的冰激凌卖光了。 (Nà jiā shāngdiàn de bīngjīlíng màiguāng le.)

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单词	sell out
释义	Trends of sell out View usage for: sell out 1. phrasal verb If a shop sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it, so that there is no longer any left for people to buy. Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins. [VERB PARTICLE + of] The next day the bookshops sold out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If a performance, sports event, or other entertainment sells out, all the tickets for it are sold. Football games often sell out well in advance. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb When things sell out, all of them that are available are sold. Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately. [VERB PARTICLE] Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb If you accuse someone of selling out, you disapprove of the fact that they do something which used to be against their principles, or give in to an opposing group. [disapproval] The young see him as a politician who will not sell out or make compromises. [VERB PARTICLE] ...a new play about an ageing British punk band tempted to sell out to corporatecapitalism. [VERB PARTICLE + to] 5. phrasal verb Sell out means the same as sell up. [US] I hear she's going to sell out and move to the city. [VERB PARTICLE] 6. See also sell-out, sold out More Synonyms of sell out See full dictionary entry for sell sell-out also sellout Word forms: plural sell-outs 1. countable noun [usually singular, oft NOUN noun] If a play, sports event, or other entertainment is a sell-out, all the tickets for it are sold. Their concert there was a sell-out. ...sell-out shows. 2. countable noun [usually singular] If you describe someone's behaviour as a sell-out, you disapprove of the fact that they have done something which used to be against their principles, or given in to an opposing group. [disapproval] For some, his decision to become a Socialist candidate at Sunday's election was simplya sell-out. sell out in British English verb (adverb) 1. to dispose of (supplies of something) completely by selling Also (chiefly Brit): sell up 2. (transitive) informal to betray, esp through a secret agreement 3. (intransitive) informal to abandon one's principles, standards, etc noun sellout, sell-out 4. informal a. a performance for which all tickets are sold b. (as modifier) a sell-out show 5. a commercial success 6. informal a betrayal 7. informal a person who betrays their principles, standards, friends, etc sell out in American English 1. to get rid of completely by selling 2. US, Informal to betray (one's associates, cause, country, etc.) 3. US, Informal to give up or be unfaithful to one's artistic aspirations or moral principles so as to achieve success, financial gain, etc. See full dictionary entry for sell sell out in Retail (sɛl aʊt) Word forms: (present) sells out, (past) sold off, (perfect) sold off, (progressive) selling off verb (Retail: Merchandising) If a store sells out of a product, it sells its entire stock leaving none for customers to buy. The clerk politely explained that they had sold out of the item and that the manufacturers had been particularly slow in delivering morestock. Within twenty-four hours of the item going on sale, it had sold out at every local outlet. If a store sells out of a product, it sells its entire stock leaving none for customers to buy. Examples of 'sell out' in a sentence sell out `The difference is I voiced my opinions, I didn't resort to treason and sell out my colleagues to the CIA. MacNeill, Alistair ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH' Why are you prepared to sell out your colleagues just to save Graham and Carver? MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER But without the reef, people are forced to sell out at rock-bottom prices to pay their debts; a year later Brismand moves in. Joanne Harris COASTLINERS (2002) In other languages sell out British English: sell out /sɛl aʊt/ VERB If a shop sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it. The supermarket sold out of flour in a single day. American English: sell out Arabic: يَبْيعُ التَاجِرُ كُلُّ ما عنده من السَلْعَة Brazilian Portuguese: vender tudo Chinese: 卖光 Croatian: rasprodati Czech: vyprodat Danish: sælge ud Dutch: de hele voorraad verkopen European Spanish: agotar Finnish: myydä loppuun French: épuiser German: ausverkaufen Greek: ξεπουλώ Italian: vendere fino ad esaurimento Japanese: 売り尽くす Korean: 다 팔아버리다 Norwegian: selge ut Polish: wyprzedać European Portuguese: esgotar Romanian: a epuiza stocul Russian: распродавать Latin American Spanish: agotar Swedish: sälja slut Thai: ขายหมด Turkish: hepsini satmak Ukrainian: розпродувати Vietnamese: bán hết 1 (phrasal verb) in the sense of be bought up Definition (of items for sale) to be bought up completely Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes. Synonyms be bought up be sold out be gone be exhausted be depleted 2 (phrasal verb) in the sense of betray your ideals Definition to abandon one's principles, standards, etc. He will not sell out or be debased by the compromises of politics. Synonyms betray your ideals abandon your principles demean yourself I wasn't going to demean myself by answering him. degrade yourself See sell Additional synonyms in the sense of demean yourself Definition to do something unworthy of one's status or character I wasn't going to demean myself by answering him. Synonyms lower yourself, humiliate yourself, humble yourself, debase yourself, downgrade yourself, abase yourself, belittle yourself, degrade yourself Nearby words of sell out selfishness selfless sell sell out sell out of something sell someone down the river sell someone out Related terms of sell out sell someone out sell out of something Synonyms of 'sell out' sell out Explore 'sell out' in the dictionary Chinese translation of 'sell out' sell out vi (lit) [shop] 卖(賣)光存货(貨) (màiguāng cúnhuò) [book, tickets] 卖(賣)光 (màiguāng) ⇒ The tickets have sold out. 票卖光了。 (Piào màiguāng le.) (fig, = betray principles) 放弃(棄)原则(則) (fàngqì yuánzé) (US, = sell everything) 出售所有财(財)物 (chūshòu suǒyǒu cáiwù) to sell out of sth 卖(賣)光某物 (màiguāng mǒuwù) ⇒ The shop had sold out of ice creams. 那家商店的冰激凌卖光了。 (Nà jiā shāngdiàn de bīngjīlíng màiguāng le.) See sell
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