sold-out
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˈsoʊld aʊt/
- Informal
:
vendido
- When I said I think McCain maybe had been a better man but had sold out, we discussed that it was such a gigantic mistake for him to choose Palin.
The Guardian newspaper had sold out fully to this ideology.
- The Guardian newspaper had sold out fully to this ideology.
- I think you've gone LA and you've sold out.
- Another call with the president of Turkey in which he sold out our allies, the Kurds, I assume, I assume for dirt on Joe Biden.
- And, you know, if you wind up selling the company and that vision and mission becomes no longer valid, and I feel like you've kind of sold out.
Examples
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You know, Finch, just because you sold out and got a boring job like most of us, that doesn't mean you should be embarrassed.
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I believe that deep down, you know you sold out—took the easy route of exploiting your fortune of a pretty face and body to make money instead of refusing to compromise your personal values and ethics.
Blog text (18) -
Well, most of them sold out and signed away their properties.
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Ever since I sold out and got famous, we have gotten closer.
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And to be able to do that level of disruption, we need great people who are sold out to the same mission.
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Will they have the courage to admit they were sold out?
Blog text (12) -
Democrats are just as sold out as the Republicans.
Blog text (19) -
The Guardian newspaper had sold out fully to this ideology.
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That's for selling out your beliefs!
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I'm worried these guys have sold out and are getting paid to recommend bad movies.
Synonyms
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4.4
Willing to act dishonestly to gain money or power
Antonyms
How Principled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sold-out also became a phrase for a person who has 'sold' their beliefs 'out' for money or other benefits. That's why calling someone sold-out means they have betrayed their principles.