Esgotado
Example: O ingresso para o concerto já está esgotado desde ontem.
Definition
"Esgotado" describes a situation where tickets or items are completely sold out or no longer available, as in the example phrase 'O ingresso para o concerto já está esgotado desde ontem,' meaning all concert tickets have been sold out since yesterday.
Etymology
The word "esgotado" comes from the Portuguese verb 'esgotar,' which means to exhaust or use up. It derives from the Latin 'exhaurire,' meaning to draw out or empty. Did you know? The term originally referred to draining water before being used figuratively for sold-out events.
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