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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In fact, the pair outsold its plainer sibling by nearly 44% for the first seven months of 2017.

— larry printz, Detroit Free Press, "Review: 2017 Volkswagen Golf is the car you keep overlooking, but shouldn’t," 6 Sep. 2017
Earlier this decade, acoustic guitars began to outsell electric models across all companies.

— chris payne, Billboard, "Alternative's Relationship With Guitar Is on the Rocks (But the Music World Feels It Still)," 2 Nov. 2017
Since the release of the Switch in March 2017, Sony’s Playstation 4 has managed to outsell the handheld and home hybrid console in only two of the last six months.

— grace donnelly, Fortune, "Sony Debuts New and Extended Final Fantasy, Star Wars, Call of Duty and Monster Hunter Trailers at Paris Games Week," 30 Oct. 2017
One report last week said that even Apple’s iPhone 7 is outselling its iPhone 8.

— don reisinger, Fortune, "Apple iPhone 8 Has an 'S' Sales Problem," 23 Oct. 2017
According to the Official Charts Company, Gallagher’s LP is outselling the entire top 20 at the midway point with 79,000 units sold and streamed.

— lars brandle, Billboard, "Liam Gallagher's 'As You Were' Is Charging to No. 1 in U.K.," 10 Oct. 2017
With 221,013 sales, the Accord singlehandedly outsold 30 entire brands in the US through August this year, including Chrysler, Dodge, VW, Buick, Mazda, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Acura, and Cadillac, according to figures from Urban Science.

— mark phelan, Detroit Free Press, "What you need to know about the Honda Accord," 1 Oct. 2017
Over the next 24 hours, according to multiple reports, jerseys and other gear in his name outsold that of any other NFL player.

— jenny vrentas, SI.com, "Just Stick to Sports? It Doesn’t Seem Possible Anymore," 26 Sep. 2017
But Jordan outsold Adidas, and so West's proclamation was never exactly true—until today, when news emerged that Adidas has in fact had surpassed Jordan Brand in terms of market share in the United States.

— jake woolf, GQ, "Adidas Is Now More Popular Than Air Jordan," 18 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of outsell

circa 1616

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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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