sell-out en · NOUN
Etymology
Deverbal from sell out.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of sellout.
alt of sellout
A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.
2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sell-outs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |