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UK
/sˈɛlaʊt/
]
[ US /ˈsɛˌɫaʊt/ ]
[ US /ˈsɛˌɫaʊt/ ]
NOUN
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an event for which all tickets are sold
get your tickets for the concert early, it is sure to be a sellout - a betrayal of one's principles principles, country, cause, etc.
- someone who has sold out
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the selling of an entire stock of something
the latest Xbox game is so popular, shops are warning of a probable sellout before Christmas
How To Use sellout In A Sentence
- A sellout crowd today, they hope, will help. Times, Sunday Times
- They now play sellout concerts. Times, Sunday Times
- Obama's economic-recovery plan is drawing flak from both sides of the aisle, with some fellow Democrats viewing his proposed business tax cuts as a sellout to Republicans.
- The sellout Forum crowd stood and applauded while play commenced.
- The sellout crowd of 54,279 roared as the captain rounded the bases after his opposite-field drive to right, and cheered even louder when he came out of the dugout for a curtain call. USATODAY.com
- To have an opportunity to compete for a championship in front of a sellout is something I hope these players remember for their lifetime. USATODAY.com - Kansas State wins WNIT crown over Marquette 77-65
- Nobody in this season's sellout audience is forking out to see evidence of all that on stage, though. Times, Sunday Times
- Still, the imam is frequently accused of being a sellout because he associates with Christians. God’s Country
- ` ` To have an opportunity to compete for a championship in front of a sellout is something I hope these players remember for their lifetime. '' USATODAY.com
- It rightly transfers after a sellout run at the Royal Court. Times, Sunday Times