outsell
verb
out·sell
ˌau̇t-ˈsel 
outsold
ˌau̇t-ˈsōld
; outselling
; outselling
1
archaic
: to exceed in value
2
: to exceed in number of items sold
3
: to surpass in selling or salesmanship
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 April, China's BYD outsold Tesla in Europe for the first time, according to JATO Dynamics.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Tesla is still outselling rivals despite controversy Tesla saw an 8.6% sales decline year-over-year (from 140,187 units), but continued to surpass rivals.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 28 May 2025
That means Boone outsold his closest competitor by more than twice over.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
That’s a significant blow to Tesla, whose Model Y typically outsells the Model 3 two-to-one in the Chinese market, as Electrek pointed out.
—New Atlas, 4 July 2025
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Tesla is still outselling rivals despite controversy Tesla saw an 8.6% sales decline year-over-year (from 140,187 units), but continued to surpass rivals.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 28 May 2025
That means Boone outsold his closest competitor by more than twice over.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
That’s a significant blow to Tesla, whose Model Y typically outsells the Model 3 two-to-one in the Chinese market, as Electrek pointed out.
—New Atlas, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for outsell
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“Outsell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsell. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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