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complete sellout

complete sellout

2.8
An event that sells all its tickets
  • noun
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  • The concert was a complete sellout!

Examples

  • The concert was a complete sellout, with every ticket purchased weeks in advance.

  • Our show had a complete sellout last night.

  • Every concert on the tour was a complete sellout, breaking previous attendance records.

  • Last night's show was a complete sellout and attracted fans from across the city.

  • The championship game became a complete sellout just minutes after tickets went on sale.

  • Due to the complete sellout of seats, many fans were left outside the stadium hoping for last-minute tickets.

  • The theater celebrated a complete sellout for its opening night performance, drawing a full house of excited audience members.

Synonyms

sellout
vscomplete sellout
11 3.3

An event where all tickets are sold

refers specifically to events selling all available tickets or seats

How Full

complete sellout
2.8
attendance
64 2.0

Surface Forms

sellout singular
sellouts plural

Morphology

complete + sellout

The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'complete' (total/intensifier) modifying 'sellout' (an event with no tickets remaining); the phrase simply emphasizes an already literal sense. This adjective + noun composition follows normal English patterns and is predictable for a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Complete sellout comes from the simple picture of a ticket office with no tickets left and a sign that says sold out. Complete means every single ticket is gone, so the phrase means 'an event with all tickets sold'.