sellout

See also: sell-out and sell out

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sell +‎ out.

Noun

sellout (plural sellouts)

  1. An action in which principles are compromised for financial gain.
  2. A person who compromises his or her principles for financial gain.
    The rock star used to be hardcore, but now he's just a sellout.
  3. The selling of an entire stock of something, especially tickets for an entertainment or sports event.
    The game was a sellout.

Translations

Anagrams

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton sellet (in the Catholicon).

Verb

sellout

  1. (transitive) to watch
  2. (intransitive, followed by ouzh) to look at

Usage notes

This verb may be used with the preposition ouzh or not (ex: emaon o sellout ouzh an tele or emaon o sellout an tele both mean I'm watching the tv). However, when used without ouzh, the verb sellout may take the meaning of to see. The verb to see in Breton is usually gwelet.

Conjugation
Personal forms
IndicativeConditionalImperative
PresentImperfectPreteriteFuturePresentImperfect
1ssellansellensellissellinsellfenselljen-
2ssellezsellesselljoutsellisellfesselljessell
3ssellsellesellassellosellfeselljesellet
1psellompsellempselljompsellimpsellfempselljempsellomp
2psellitsellec'hselljoc'hsellotsellfec'hselljec'hsellit
3psellontsellentselljontsellintsellfentselljentsellent
0sellerselledselljodsellorsellfedselljed-
Impersonal formsMutated forms
Infinitive: sellout
Present participle: o sellout
Past participle: sellet (auxiliary verb: kaout)		Soft mutation after a: a sell-
Mixed mutation after e: e sell-
Soft mutation after ne/na: ne/na sell-
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