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sellout Definition

☆ sell·out (-o̵ut′)

noun

  1. the act of selling out something or someone
  2. an entertainment, lecture, etc. for which all the seats have been sold
  3. a person who sells out: see phrase sell out (sense ) under sell
sellout Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • proportion: To many, this represented a sellout of tragic proportions.

Converse of object

  • represent: To many, this represented a sellout of tragic proportions.
  • run: Ed again had another sellout run on his hands ( including extra dates added on ).

Adjective modifier

  • complete: Thanks to the Chalkhills website the word spread among the hardcore fans, and the event was a complete sellout.
  • big: In reality, the Human Genome Project is the biggest sellout in the whole of human history.

Modifies a noun

  • crowd: This year's tour, titled Still Most Wanted, will play to sellout crowds across the U.S. Foreign dates are planned.
  • success: THE sellout success of this year's Folk on the Coast Festival has prompted organizers to start preparation work already for the 2007 event.
  • show: In January 2002 he performed 3 sellout shows in London and 2 more in Paris.
  • tour: The biggest, highest grossing, sellout tour ever hit Earl's Court last October.
  • concert: The touring continued and at a sellout concert in New York City, The Alarm were joined on stage by Neil Young.
  • season: Damian has also appeared in two sellout season of the play Freak Winds with Marshall Napier and Roxane Wilson.