sell out
verb
sell out is spelled S-E-L-L-O-U-T: 7 letters. As a verb, sell out means “To sell all of a supply or stock of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sell out?
| Letters | 7: S-E-L-L-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce sell out?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-sell_out.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sell out
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: sellout (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sell out
- sells out present, singular, he/she/it
- selling out participle, present
- sold out participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sell out mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To sell all of a supply or stock of something.
They sold out of concert posters yesterday and won't get another shipment until next week.
- 2
To abandon or betray one's principles to seek profit or other personal advantage; to abandon or betray one's supporters through this change.
It used to be a pleasant little community, until the leaders sold out to the developers.
- 3
To betray (a person), usually a close friend or family member, for personal gain.
I'll kill him if I see him again; he sold me out.
- 4
To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality).
The owners long resisted buyout offers, but when they were ready to retire, they finally sold out to a competitor.
- 5
To commit or abandon oneself entirely (to a cause, a team, etc.).
- 6
To sell one's commission.
- 7
datedTo liquidate, sell off, or divest oneself of financial investments, stocks, or government funds.
- 8
archaicTo hurry out.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of sellout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sell out in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ausverkaufen |
| Portuguese | esgotar |
| French | se vendre |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sell out come from?
Deverbal from sell out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).