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sell out

verb

  1. to compromise or betray one's integrity, values, or principles; to give in to pressure or desire for personal gain
  2. to sell completely, until nothing is left
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Wiktionary

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.

    Like when Rosario and I have a really on day, I mean, we could sell this place out of beer, you know.

  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.

    He used to be a voice for the underdog until he sold out.

  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 sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality).
  6. To sell one's commission.

    After the peace of Versailles he resided in England; but, about three years before the breaking out of the Revolution, he sold out his commission in the army and emigrated to New York.

  7. To hurry out.