sell out
phrasal verb with sell verb uk/sel/ ussold | sold
[ I ] FINANCE
to sell all or part of your business:
sell out to sb/sth The business did well and he sold out to his partner for $1.7 million.
[ I ] COMMERCE
to sell all of the supply that you have of something:
sell out of sth We sold out of the games in a couple of hours.
[ I ] COMMERCE
if a supply of something sells out, there is no more of that thing to buy:
Online requests soared by five times and the product sold out.
[ I ] FINANCE
to sell some of your investments:
sell out of sth Managers of small funds can quickly sell out of them at a profit as the initial burst of enthusiasm drives up the price of a new stock.
[ T, usually passive ]
when a film or a show is sold out, all of the tickets for it have been sold:
The concert was sold out.