1. An event for which all tickets are sold
   "get your tickets for the concert early, it is sure to be a sellout"
    
2. The selling of an entire stock of something
   "the latest Xbox game is so popular, shops are warning of a probable sellout before Christmas"
    
3. A betrayal of one's principles, country, cause, etc.
   "Many viewed the politician's compromise as a sellout of his core values"
    
4. Someone who has sold out
   "The fans accused the musician of being a sellout when he changed his style to appeal to mainstream audiences"

1. Sell or get rid of all one's merchandise
   "The store owner decided to sell out and retire";
   - sell up [Brit], liquidize, liquidise [Brit]
    
2. Abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain
   "The politician was accused of selling out to corporate interests"

Derived forms: sellouts, selling out, sold out, sells out

Type of: abandon, bad person, betrayal, cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, give up, perfidy, put away, social event, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, treachery, treason

Encyclopedia: Sellout, The