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sell out

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1. sell out - Noun

2. sell out - Verb

3. sell out - Phrase

Meaning

sell or get rid of all one's merchandise

abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain

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sell-out

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Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out. Christopher Reeve

Sooner or later, we sell out for money. Tony Randall

I don't mind if someone thinks I'm a sell out. I go to bed happy knowing I do what I do and I'm not doing anything for reasons of money, and if I were trying to pick up chicks, I'm doing a horrible job. And if I wanted to drive awesome cars, I'm doing a really bad job there too. Patrick Stump

If I can sell out clubs and theaters and play dirtbags in movies, and get blown up in a car or get the crap beat out of me in a movie, that's good for me; I'm good. Bill Burr

To have opinions is to sell out to youself. To have no opinions is to exist. To have every opinion is to be a poet. Fernando Pessoa

Whether people accept this music or not, I don't give a damn. I know how good-and right-the group is. We all sell out to a point. And don't get me wrong, I like living comfortably and having a nice car. But if money determines your art, then what's the point? John McLauglin

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