outsell
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Definition of outsell
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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Other takeaways from StubHub's findings include the dominating Swift outselling the Eagles by more than 40 percent of their overall ticket sales and Styles by over 65 percent. — Monica Mercuri, Billboard, "Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran Dominate StubHub's Top Summer Tours of 2018: Exclusive," 30 May 2018 In May, the Model 3 outsold all other luxury midsize cars, such as the BMW 3 Series and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Mr. Musk said. — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, "Tesla Turns Back Rare Challenge From Shareholders," 5 June 2018 Arctic Monkeys' new release outsold the rest of the top 40 on the vinyl albums sales chart combined, according to the Official Charts Company. — Paul Sexton, Billboard, "Arctic Monkeys Land Sixth Straight U.K. No. 1 Album," 21 May 2018 Each year his amazing live concerts attract more than 600,000 fans and outsell mega artists such as Bruno Mars, AC/DC and Rihanna in the Billboard’s Top 10. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Win Tickets for Mom to André Rieu," 10 Apr. 2018 Each year his amazing live concerts attract more than 600,000 fans and outsell mega artists such as Bruno Mars, AC?DC and Rihanna in the Billboard's Top 10. — Detroit Free Press, "Win Tickets to See André Rieu," 14 Mar. 2018 The outlet adds that Swift beat U2’s 2017 record by more than $467,000 at the Rose Bowl and also broke the band’s box-office record in Denver by outselling their gross ticket sales by $1.2 million. — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, "Taylor Swift's Record-Breaking Reputation Tour Has Already Grossed $54 Million in 7 Shows," 1 June 2018 The women’s team saw the highest season ticket sales at Gampel Pavilion in the past 10 years, outselling the men’s team by 561. — Kelli Stacy, courant.com, "A Look At UConn's Top Teams' Attendance, Revenue And Expenses," 10 July 2018 Neruda’s books, said to outsell all other poetry translated into English, are often household articles in their own right. — Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic, "The partisan world of Pablo Neruda," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outsell.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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outsell
verb
English Language Learners Definition of outsell
: to be sold more than (something)
: to sell more than (another person, store, etc.)
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Kids Definition of outsell
: to sell or be sold more than Apples outsold bananas.
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