sold-out

[ sohld-out ]

/ ˈsoʊldˈaʊt /

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adjective

having all tickets sold, as for a performance or engagement.

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Origin of sold-out

First recorded in 1905–10

The resulting Wool Runners were comfortable, eco-friendly, machine-washable, and super cute—and sold out almost immediately.
The Coolest Fashion Innovations of 2014|Raquel Laneri|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So I was dejected when I got the theater and the late afternoon show was sold out.
The Stacks: Pauline Kael's Talking Heads Obsession|Pauline Kael|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Throughout the spring, the film had continued its sold-out run.
The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’|Jack Schwartz|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I know people thought I sold out with Twilight, but I was really excited about it,” he says.
Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The first Bleachers single went to number one in alternative and all the shows have been sold out lately.
The Rise of Jack Antonoff, the Taylor Swift Whisperer|Kevin Fallon|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the course of a year or two—the book having sold out in England and America—a proposal was made to me to prepare a new edition.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
"Laboring People" followed in 1881, when Kielland sold out his business and became purely a man of letters.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
Long before November 24th (December 6th), the day fixed for the first performance of Vakoula, the tickets were already sold out.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
He sold out to Senator Swink and others and moved on to Chicago, his early stamping ground.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
That day he sold out every hapny he was worth, xcept five hundred pounds.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray

sold out

see sell out.