They sold out of concert posters yesterday and won't get another shipment until next week.
To abandon one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage
It used to be a pleasant little community, until the leaders sold out to the developers.
An action by the broker when a customer fails to pay for securities purchased and securities received from the selling broker are sold to cover the transaction
When a client fails to pay and take delivery of the shares bought on behalf of him by the broker, the broker sells off the shares at the best market price and the client is responsible for any financial loss to the broker
disapproval 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
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
(1) The liquidation of securities by the broker when the customer fails to pay for the purchase (2) The liquidation of securities when the customer's equity falls below the minimum maintenance requirements of the brokerage firm
Sell out means the same as sell up. I hear she's going to sell out and move to the city. see also sell-out, sold out
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
When things sell out, all of them that are available are sold. Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes
Liquidation of a margin account after a customer has failed to bring an account to a required level by producing additional equity after a margin call The selling of securities by a broker when a customer fails to pay for them The complete sale of all securities in a new issue