outsell

verb out·sell \ ˌau̇t-ˈsel \

Definition of outsell

outsold play \ˌau̇t-ˈsōld\; outselling

transitive verb

1 archaic :to exceed in value

2 :to exceed in number of items sold

3 :to surpass in selling or salesmanship

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Examples of outsell in a Sentence

Diet sodas are now beginning to outsell regular sodas in the supermarkets.
We've been outselling our competitors for the past five years.

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His were $220 and soon were outselling other top brands.

— joyce smith, kansascity, "Kansas City’s Baldwin designer line opening stores in three top markets," 8 Aug. 2017
In June, it was outsold by the Dodge Challenger, something that has happened only one other time in the past five years.

— kyle stock, Bloomberg.com, "Ford’s Mustang Has a Problem: The New Mustang," 4 Aug. 2017
Pickup trucks outsell everything in America and yet, there's still an appetite for 650 horsepower (485kW) track-day weapons.

— jim resnick, Ars Technica, "Camaro goes nuclear: Chevrolet escalates the muscle car war," 18 July 2017
Although Facebook doesn’t release sales statistics of the Rift, several analyst firms estimate that competing VR headsets sold by Sony and HTC appear to be outselling the Rift.

— jonathan vanian, Fortune, "Facebook Brings Livestreaming to Virtual Reality on Oculus Rift," 12 July 2017
Ram's sales have increased 6% and, helped at times by aggressive incentives, the brand has outsold the Chevrolet Silverado, which is traditionally a lock for the second best-selling pickup in America.

— brent snavely, Detroit Free Press, "Too much car-making capacity? Detroit Three vehicle sales slip again in June," 3 July 2017
The Japanese automaker is outselling Chrysler, Fiat, Mini, Smart and Volkswagen combined, according to Cox.

— eric d. lawrence, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Analysts: Automotive sales are down but still high," 30 June 2017
Sales are down at places like Sam Ash and Guitar Center, big guitar makers like Fender and Gibson have seen their revenues decline, and in 2010, acoustic guitars began to outsell electric guitars.

— dayna evans, The Cut, "These Women Prove That the Electric Guitar Isn’t Dead," 23 June 2017
And starting in 2010, the industry witnessed a milestone that would have been unthinkable during the hair-metal era: Acoustic models began to outsell electric.

— geoff edgers, chicagotribune.com, "The slow, secret death of the electric guitar — and why you should care," 23 June 2017

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First Known Use of outsell

circa 1616

OUTSELL Defined for English Language Learners

outsell

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Definition of outsell for English Language Learners

: to be sold more than (something)
: to sell more than (another person, store, etc.)

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outsell

verb out·sell \ au̇t-ˈsel \

Definition of outsell for Students

outsold \-ˈsōld\; outselling

:to sell or be sold more than

Apples outsold bananas.

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