CEFR B1

sell-out

noun

Meaning

sell-out means an action in which principles are compromised for financial gain. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses sell-out to mean an action in which principles are compromised for financial gain.
The teacher asked students to find sell-out in the reading.

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sell-out (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses sell-out to mean an action in which principles are compromised for financial gain.
The teacher asked students to find sell-out in the reading.

How to Use sell-out

a/the sell-out (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a sell-out."
sell-out in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked sell-out in context before translating it."

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