Phrasal Verbs

sell out

This page is about the phrasal verb 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

a. less next time

b. more next time

c. the same amount next time
a) less next time b) more next time c) the same amount next time

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