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To betray someone's trust
“I often think about Jigger's undying pledge to his country, and even in its most pathetic and crude form, he would never sell out his country or his people.”
To inform on someone (to the authorities)
“He comes to the grim realization that his father is a man willing to sell out his business partner in order to save himself.”
To have run out, or be depleted, of (stock)
“The festival's tickets would sell out within twenty-four hours of their release.”
To abandon or betray one's principles
“It's a sad state of affairs that you would sell out for a few extra bucks.”
To sell all of one's holdings of an asset or commodity
“Given the uncertainty of the times, many investors decided to sell out.”
To give up or renounce one's position or belief
To settle the affairs of (a company), by using its assets to pay its debts
To harm or lower the reputation or dignity of
To expose to danger or the risk of loss
To abandon or leave something or someone
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