we've sold out of petrol : HAVE NONE LEFT, be out of stock, have run out; informal be fresh out, be cleaned out.
the edition sold out quickly : BE BOUGHT UP, be depleted, be exhausted.
they say the band has sold out : ABANDON ONE'S PRINCIPLES, prostitute oneself, sell one's soul, betray one's ideals, be untrue to oneself; debase oneself, degrade oneself, demean oneself.
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