How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
sell-out — ˈsell out noun [singular] MARKETING if a product, share offer, event etc is a sell out, it is very successful and lots of people buy it or go there, and no more products, shares, tickets etc are available: • The $200 million five year bonds were… … Financial and business terms
Sell-out — Sell out, Sell|out [ sɛl|a̮ut], der; [s], s [zu engl. to sell out = ausverkaufen] (Börsenw.): panikartiger Verkauf von Wertpapieren mit der Folge, dass die Kurse stark fallen. * * * Sell out [selaʊt; englisch to sell out »ausverkaufen«] das, ,… … Universal-Lexikon
sell-out — sell outs also sellout 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N n If a play, sports event, or other entertainment is a sell out, all the tickets for it are sold. Their concert there was a sell out. ...sell out shows. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N to n… … English dictionary
sell out — {v.} 1a. To sell all of a certain thing which a store has in stock. * /In the store s January white sale the sheets and pillowcases were sold out in two days./ 1b. To sell all the stock and close the store; go out of business. * /The local… … Dictionary of American idioms
sell out — {v.} 1a. To sell all of a certain thing which a store has in stock. * /In the store s January white sale the sheets and pillowcases were sold out in two days./ 1b. To sell all the stock and close the store; go out of business. * /The local… … Dictionary of American idioms
Sell-out — Sell out, auch Sell|out [ sɛl aut] der; , <aus engl. sell out »Ausverkauf« zu to sell out »ausverkaufen«> panikartige Verkäufe von Wertpapieren mit der Folge stark fallender Kurse (Börsenw.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
sell out — abandon one s principles for reasons of expedience. → sell sell out sell all of one s stock of something. → sell … English new terms dictionary
sell out of — sell out (of (something)) to sell all of something, so that there is none left. We sold out of the souvenir T shirts in the first couple of hours. During the summer the campgrounds are sold out each night. Her cruises regularly book up months in… … New idioms dictionary
sell out — (of (something)) to sell all of something, so that there is none left. We sold out of the souvenir T shirts in the first couple of hours. During the summer the campgrounds are sold out each night. Her cruises regularly book up months in advance… … New idioms dictionary
sell out — (someone/something) to stop being loyal to someone or something. He accused Congress of selling out the American people to lawyers who opposed the bill. I could sell you all out and go straight to the police with this information. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
sell-out — sell|out [ˈselaut] n [singular] 1.) a performance, sports game etc, for which all the tickets have been sold ▪ The concert was expected to be a sell out. ▪ a sellout crowd of 32,000 2.) informal a situation in which someone has not done what they … Dictionary of contemporary English
