sell out
To sell all of a supply or stock of somethingTo sell all of a supply or stock of something.
» The seats are all sold out.
Alle Plätze sind ausgebucht.
Alle Plätze sind ausverkauft.
Все места проданы.
Всі місця зарезервовано.
Всі місця розпродані.
Meaning
8 sensesTo sell all of a supply or stock of something.
They sold out of concert posters yesterday and won't get another shipment until next week.
ausverkaufen
распродава́тьrasprodavátʹ, распрода́тьrasprodátʹ
розпродава́тиrozprodaváty, розпрода́тиrozprodáty, розпро́дуватиrozpróduvaty
sell or get rid of all one's merchandise
(intransitive)To abandon or betray one's principles to seek profit or other personal advantage; to abandon or betray one's supporters through this change.
It used to be a pleasant little community, until the leaders sold out to the developers.
He used to be a voice for the underdog until he sold out.
(transitive)To betray (a person), usually a close friend or family member, for personal gain.
I'll kill him if I see him again; he sold me out.
продава́тисяprodavátysja, прода́тисяprodátysja
To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality).
The owners long resisted buyout offers, but when they were ready to retire, they finally sold out to a competitor.
To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality).
(figuratively)To commit or abandon oneself entirely (to a cause, a team, etc.).
(historical)To sell one's commission.
(ambitransitive, dated)To liquidate, sell off, or divest oneself of financial investments, stocks, or government funds.
(archaic, intransitive)To hurry out.
Examples
98 sentencesThe seats are all sold out.
Всі місця зарезервовано. — deniko
ruВсе места проданы. — odexed
deAlle Plätze sind ausgebucht. — xtofu80
I'm sorry, we're sold out.
Мені прикро, але всі квиткі продані. — deniko
All the tickets are sold out.
ruВсе билеты проданы. — shanghainese
deAlle Karten sind ausverkauft. — Esperantostern
The concert is already sold out.
deDas Konzert ist schon ausverkauft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Everything we sell is made out of wood.
Translations
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Forms
sells out, selling out, sold out, sold outPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- sell upрозпродати, продаватисяTo sell one's business or other major asset (such as a home).
- sell outрозпродати, продаватисяTo sell all of a supply or stock of something.
- sell downпродати, продаватиTo become less by being sold.
- sell offTo sell assets for the purpose of disposing of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.
- sell onTo resell (goods or services).
- sell awayTo sell all of an item or group of items.
Synonyms
29 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb