sellout

See also: sell-out and sell out

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sell out, from sell +‎ out.

Noun

sellout (plural sellouts)

  1. An action in which principles are compromised for financial gain.
    • 2005, Helms, Jesse, “Foreign Relations Experiences”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir‎, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 229:
      When his hearing came up, the sellout of Taiwan was particularly on my mind. I asked him if he thought that Taiwan should be pressured into making an accommodation with the Communist government in Beijing.
      The candidate refused to answer my question.
  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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Breton sellet, from Proto-Celtic *sil-n- (“to look”), of uncertain ultimate origin; compare Irish súil (“eye”),[1] as well as Old Irish solus (“bright, clear”) and Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”).[2] Cognates include Welsh syllu.

Verb

sellout

  1. (transitive) to watch
  2. (intransitive, + ouzh) to look at
  3. (transitive) to see
  4. (transitive) to concern
  5. (transitive) to consider

Usage notes

This verb may be used with or without the preposition ouzh:

Emaon o sellout ouzh an tele. ― I'm watching TV.
Emaon o sellout an tele. ― I'm watching TV.

However, when used without ouzh, the verb may take the meaning of "to see" (usually portrayed by the verb gwelet).

Conjugation
Conjugation of sellout
Personal forms
Indicative Conditional Imperative
Present Imperfect Preterite Future Present Imperfect
1s sellan sellen sellis sellin sellfen selljen -
2s sellez selles selljout selli sellfes selljes sell
3s sell selle sellas sello sellfe sellje sellet
1p sellomp sellemp selljomp sellimp sellfemp selljemp sellomp
2p sellit sellec'h selljoc'h sellot sellfec'h selljec'h sellit
3p sellont sellent selljont sellint sellfent selljent sellent
0 seller selled selljod sellor sellfed selljed -
Impersonal forms Mutated forms
Infinitive sellout, sellet Soft mutation after a a sell-
Present participle o sellout Mixed mutation after e e sell-
Past participle sellet (auxiliary verb: kaout) Soft mutation after ne/na ne/na sell-

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “sil-n”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 336
  2. MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “seall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page 304
  • Ian Press (1986) A grammar of modern Breton, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 7
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