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SELLOUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A betrayal of one's principles principles, country, cause, etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sellout" is a kind of...):
betrayal; perfidy; treachery; treason (an act of deliberate betrayal)
Derivation:
sell out (abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The selling of an entire stock of something
Example:
the latest Xbox game is so popular, shops are warning of a probable sellout before Christmas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sellout" is a kind of...):
marketing; merchandising; selling (the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money)
Derivation:
sell out (sell or get rid of all one's merchandise)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An event for which all tickets are sold
Example:
get your tickets for the concert early, it is sure to be a sellout
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sellout" is a kind of...):
social event (an event characteristic of persons forming groups)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Someone who has sold out
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sellout" is a kind of...):
bad person (a person who does harm to others)
Derivation:
sell out (abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain)
