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sold-out en · ADJ

Etymology

From sell out.

Meanings

  1. Out of stock. ▸ Unable to sell an item because no more are in inventory.
    • Less than a week after the new minis release, some fans have reported long lines and sold-out stores. 2024 June 10, Joseph Lamour, “Trader Joe's $3.99 mini cooler bags are reselling for over $100 online”, in Trending News: Today, NBC10 Philadelphia:
    • Sold-out stores can be a major problem around the time of a snowstorm.
  2. Out of stock. ▸ Unavailable because all inventory has been sold.
    • Rule 1: Boldly go to that sold-out concert. Don’t be afraid. 2003 March 11, Dave Urbanski, “How To Get Into A Sold-out Concert”, in Relevant magazine: Culture:
    • The rock star played to dozens of sold-out arenas during his farewell tour.
  3. (figuratively) Completely committed or dedicated to a cause, a team, a person, etc.; all in.
    • After a close brush with death, she became a sold-out follower of her faith.

Deriveds

sold-out-ness

Translations (1)

de ausverkauft (out of stock, having been entirely sold)