German word

ausverkauft

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaʊ̯sfɛɐ̯ˌkaʊ̯ft/

Meaning

  • adjectivesold out

Example

Die Karten sind ausverkauft.

The tickets are sold out.

Illustration for ausverkauft (sold out)

More examples

Online ist das Produkt häufig innerhalb einer Stunde ausverkauft.

The product is often sold out online within an hour.

Core concept

A limited supply reaches zero after buyers take every available unit or fill every available place.

Common phrases

  • ein ausverkauftes Konzert

    a sold-out concert

  • online oft ausverkauft

    often sold out online

Similar words

vergriffen: The publisher or manufacturer has no stock left, making the item unavailable on the market.
nicht mehr erhältlich: The item can no longer be obtained from shops or other sellers.
nicht vorrätig: The item is absent from a shop's current stock and cannot be bought there now.

Definition in German

Wird für Waren oder Plätze gebraucht, die nicht mehr vorrätig sind, weil sie vollständig verkauft worden sind.

Word origin

Ausverkauft developed as the participle of the compound verb ausverkaufen, whose parts express selling something out completely.

Usage tips

  • For books and other standard products, vergriffen can mean no longer available from the publisher, while ausverkauft focuses on all offered stock being sold.

Other meanings

  • out of stocknoun

Opposites

  • vorrätigin stockadjective

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