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sell⋅out

  [sel-out]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of selling out.
2. an entertainment, as a show or athletic event, for which all the seats are sold.
3. Informal. a person who betrays a cause, organization, or the like; traitor.
4. Informal. a person who compromises his or her personal values, integrity, talent, or the like, for money or personal advancement.
Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase sell out
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sell·out   (sěl'out')   
n.  

  1. The act of selling out.

  2. An event for which all the tickets are sold.

  3. Slang One who has betrayed one's principles or an espoused cause.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
sellout

  1. n.
    the event of selling all of something. (Advertising.) : Come to our gigantic sellout of all name-brand merchandise!
  2. n.
    a betrayal. (See also sell (so) out.) : Any one of you could have stood up for me. What a sellout!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Financial Dictionary

sellout

The distribution of all the securities in a new issue by the selling group.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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