sell out (something)

(DO FOR MONEY) — phrasal verb with sell

/sel/ verb [I/T] (past tense and past participle sold /soʊld/)

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› to give up support for a person or belief for money or personal advantage: He wouldn't sell out the cause to serve his own interests.

(Definition of sell out (something) (DO FOR MONEY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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sell out (something) phrasal verb (DO FOR MONEY)
sell out (something) phrasal verb (EXCHANGE ALL)
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