1.
If a shop sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it, so that there is no longer any left for people to buy.
Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins...
The next day the bookshops sold out.
PHRASAL VERB : V P of n , V P
2.
If a performance, sports event, or other entertainment sells out , all the tickets for it are sold.
Football games often sell out well in advance.
PHRASAL VERB : V P
3.
When things sell out , all of them that are available are sold.
Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes.
PHRASAL VERB : V P
4.
If you accuse someone of selling out , you disapprove of the fact that they do something which used to be against their principles, or give in to an opposing group.
The young in particular see him as a man who will not sell out or be debased by the compromises of politics...
Many of his Greenwich Village associates thought Dylan had sold out to commercialism.
PHRASAL VERB : V P , V P to n [ disapproval ]
5.
Sell out means the same as sell up . ( AM )
I hear she’s going to sell out and move to the city.
PHRASAL VERB : V P
6.
see also sell-out , sold out