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    sell-out
    /ˈsɛlaʊt/

    noun

    • 1. an event for which all tickets are sold: "the game is sure to be a sell-out"
    • 2. a betrayal of one's principles for reasons of expedience: "one of the biggest political sell-outs in decades"

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  3. Learn the meaning of sell out as a phrasal verb and a noun in different contexts, such as business, commerce, and politics. Find out how to use sell out in sentences and compare it with related words and phrases.

  4. informal. to not do what you have promised someone you will do or what you should do because you will get more advantages for yourself if you do something else: French farmers feel they've been sold out by their government in the negotiations. They've sold out to the oil lobby (= done what these people wanted).

  5. Learn the noun and verb meanings of sellout, as well as synonyms, examples, and word history. A sellout can be a show or event with no tickets left, or someone who betrays their cause or associates.

  6. 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 ]

  7. a situation in which someone does not do what they have promised to do or what they should do: Most of the workers see the union agreement as a sellout. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. sellout. adjective.

  8. Sellout definition: a person who compromises their personal values, integrity, talent, etc., for money or personal advancement.. See examples of SELLOUT used in a sentence.

  9. a situation in which somebody behaves badly towards a person or group who trusted them, by not doing something that they promised to do, or by doing something that they promised not to do. The workers see the deal as a union sell-out to management. Check pronunciation: sell-out. Definition of sell-out noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.