26984 words

sellout

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
a performance or sports event for which no more tickets are available, because it is so popular:

Examples:

The concert was a sellout.
2
a situation in which someone does not do what they have promised to do or what they should do:

Examples:

Most of the workers see the union agreement as a sellout.
3
A sellout performance or sports event has no more tickets available, because it is so popular:

Examples:

He will donate the proceeds of one of his sellout shows to charity.
4
the selling of all the tickets to an event, or of all available items:

Examples:

Saturday’s show was a sellout.
5
the act of doing something selfishly for money, without considering principles or damage to others:

Examples:

The peace deal was praised by some as a courageous breakthrough while others condemned it as a sellout.

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