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Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs : S : sell out

sell out

Meaning: to sell all the stock of something, and have none left

For example:

  • sell out If you sell out before the next delivery date, you should order more stock next time.

  • sell out of something The shop near our apartment had sold out of milk, so we had to drink black coffee.

Quick Quiz:

We quickly sold out of those black jeans, so we'll have to order
  1. less next time
  2. more next time
  3. the same amount next time

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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