Definition of Sellout

1. Noun. An act of betrayal.

Generic synonyms: Betrayal, Perfidy, Treachery, Treason
Derivative terms: Sell Out

Definition of Sellout

1. Noun. An action in which principles are compromised for financial gain. ¹

2. Noun. A person who compromises their principles for financial gain. ¹

3. Noun. An event for which all tickets have been purchased. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sellout

1. a performance for which all seats have been sold [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sellout

selling
selling-edge analysis
selling agent
selling on
selling past the close
selling point
selling points
selling price
selling race
sello
selloff
selloffs
sellotaped
sellotapes
sellotaping
sellout (current term)
sellouts
sells
sells past the close
sellthrough
selma'o
selone
selones
sels
selsyn
selsyns
selters water
seltzer
seltzer bottle
seltzer water

Literary usage of Sellout

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1890)
"... yc sellout is to be alter'd this next ensuing Year & that the person to succeed be ... sellout ..."

2. Chaparral Serendipity: Things From Under The Bushes by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"MIA/POWS FINAL sellout! Kiss your loved ones goodbye, Americans who have MIAs and POWs in Asia. Bush is normalizing relations with Vietnam and along with ..."

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