outsell

verb out·sell \ ˌau̇t-ˈsel \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

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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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Toyota heralded its even-more-bold 2018 Camry, yet its current-generation RAV4 small SUV is outselling the sedan.

— mark maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2018 Honda Accord 2.0T: Near perfect, in an imperfect world," 1 June 2018
Forecasters are predicting that legal cannabis in the U.S. will be outselling soda by 2030.

— melissa malamut, Bon Appetit, "CBD Coffee Is the Wellness World's New Favorite Drink," 28 May 2018
And from Microsoft's perspective, being outsold certainly matters.

— julie muncy, WIRED, "Xbox Is Losing the Console War—But That's a Good Thing," 31 May 2018
The league sold apparel with their own logo on it, and even that stuff outsold the Wizards.

— sam mcdowell, kansascity, "An oral history of those Kansas City Wizards rainbow jerseys from the 1990s | The Kansas City Star," 26 May 2018
His grandfather Richard Marsh gained some literary notice for his 1897 bonechiller, The Beetle, which initially outsold Bram Stroker’s Dracula.

— josephine livingstone, The New Republic, "Weird Fiction Is Alive," 7 May 2018
But what O'Reilly doesn't add is that his company's closest competitor, Captain D's, outsold Long John Silver's in 2016 with just half of his chain's total units, according to a report by QSR Magazine.

— bailey loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "Long John Silver's is redesigning to be more modern – and it's starting in Louisville," 27 Feb. 2018
Impressively, Oliver managed to beat the Pences to market, and outsell their volume.

— amy mackelden, Marie Claire, "John Oliver Wrote His Own Bunny Book Shading Mike Pence—And It's Selling Out," 20 Mar. 2018
Foreign marques manufactured in joint ventures still outsell domestic brands.

— william boston, WSJ, "How China’s Geely Turned a Disassembled Mercedes Into a Global Car Company," 4 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of outsell

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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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