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Definition of sell-out noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sell-out

noun
 
/ˈsel aʊt/
 
/ˈsel aʊt/
[usually singular]
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  1. a play, concert, etc. for which all the tickets have been sold
    • Next week's final looks like being a sell-out.
    • a sell-out tour
    Topics Musicc2, Film and theatrec2
  2. 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.
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