sold out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sohld out]
- /soʊld aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sohld out]
- /soʊld aʊt/

Definitions of sold out words

adjective sold out having all tickets sold, as for a performance or engagement. 1
verb with object sold out to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000. 1
verb with object sold out to deal in; keep or offer for sale: He sells insurance. This store sells my favorite brand. 1
verb with object sold out to make a sale or offer for sale to: He'll sell me the car for $1000. 1
verb with object sold out to persuade or induce (someone) to buy something: The salesman sold me on a more expensive model than I wanted. 1
verb with object sold out to persuade or induce someone to buy (something): The clerk really sold the shoes to me by flattery. 1

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Origin of sold out

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Sold out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sold out

sold out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sold out

adj sold out

all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
far gone — departed; left.
far-gone — remote.
lousy with — infested with lice.
massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.

adjective sold out

depleted — reduced or exhausted

All 8 Synonyms of sold out