to sell out
65
2.8
- phrasal verb
- /sɛl aʊt/
:
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- Tickets are sure to sell out and when they're gone, they're gone.
- tickets sell out
- concerts sell out
- games sell out
What's the, what's the biggest arena you've you've sold out or stadium, Venue.
- What's the, what's the biggest arena you've you've sold out or stadium, Venue.
- And I understand why this is selling out because it is just beautiful.
- They don't have hit records, and they can't sell out stadiums.
- If you like it, you've got a shot at it because when it sells out, we're moving on.
- And so I knew how many to get and mine still sold out.
- Oh boy, hope we sell out Cleveland.
- I think there already is a Japanese artist who doesn't exist and she sells out stadiums.
- This one, I have wanted you for so long, but again, it's always sold out in my local Boots.
Examples
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The tickets were sold out.
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We should get our tickets early because it might sell out.
Fiction book (2002) -
And so we sold out a bunch of those.
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We sold out weeks ago.
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We sold out before we opened.
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We sold out that concert.
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Scores of these shows sell out months in advance and for months at a time.
Blog text (6) -
They sold out in 15 minutes.
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Our football stadium seats 107,282, and home football games always sell out.
Academic text (2009) -
The concert tickets sell out within minutes, leaving many fans disappointed.
Synonyms
937
1.9
Use all of something so none is left
57
3.5
To quickly get rid of things by offering them at low prices
3
4.3
Sell all remaining stock at low prices to end a business
1
5.5
Get money for all your things, often to move away or close a business
1
3.3
To be bought quickly by many people
To sell all goods and things you own to get cash
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
sell + out
The meaning 'to sell all available goods' is directly derivable from combining 'sell' (transfer ownership) with 'out' (indicating completion or depletion); here 'out' signals that nothing remains. This verb+particle composition is a common, literal pattern in English and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Sell out comes from shops and events: when a seller sells all the goods or tickets, the shelves or seats are empty and people put a 'sold out' sign. That's why it means 'to have nothing left to sell'.