sellout

noun
/ˈsɛlˌaʊt/

Etymology

A deverbal from sell out.

Definitions

  1. An action in which principles are compromised for personal gain.

  2. A person who sells out, who compromises their principles for financial gain or some other…

    A person who sells out, who compromises their principles for financial gain or some other advantage.

    • The rock star used to be hardcore, but now he's just a sellout.
  3. The selling of an entire stock of something, especially tickets for an entertainment or…

    The selling of an entire stock of something, especially tickets for an entertainment or sports event.

    • I performed in front of a sellout crowd.
    • Mel White recalls being a high school student and seeing Billy Graham preaching before sell-out crowds at San Francisco's Cow Palace.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for sellout. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA