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.
Recent Examples on the Web
By 1916, records of Hawaiian steel guitar were outselling every other music genre in the nation.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
That was more than new fragrances from Calvin Klein, Vera Wang and Juicy Couture, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm, which reported that Mr. Combs’s cologne outsold every other new fragrance that year.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Now, new numbers released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) indicate that wasn’t just a random fluke—yet again, vinyl outsold CDs for a second year running in 2023.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
With its legion of fans, the Bolt outsold every non-Tesla EV in America last year.
—Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
Goods sold by third-party sellers now outsell goods sold directly by Amazon on the company’s e-commerce platform; about a quarter of Amazon’s revenue comes from fees charged to these small retailers.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
That’s best exemplified by the megahit Wii (which the Switch has now outsold) transitioning into the disastrous Wii U, a situation Nintendo does not want to replicate here.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
With a little help from Gaga, Hackney Diamonds led the midweek U.K. albums chart by a country mile, by outselling the rest of the top 10 combined.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2023
The tune spent two frames in first place, outselling every other track in the nation that can be called either dance or electronic.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
That was more than new fragrances from Calvin Klein, Vera Wang and Juicy Couture, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm, which reported that Mr. Combs’s cologne outsold every other new fragrance that year.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Now, new numbers released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) indicate that wasn’t just a random fluke—yet again, vinyl outsold CDs for a second year running in 2023.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
With its legion of fans, the Bolt outsold every non-Tesla EV in America last year.
—Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
Goods sold by third-party sellers now outsell goods sold directly by Amazon on the company’s e-commerce platform; about a quarter of Amazon’s revenue comes from fees charged to these small retailers.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
That’s best exemplified by the megahit Wii (which the Switch has now outsold) transitioning into the disastrous Wii U, a situation Nintendo does not want to replicate here.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
With a little help from Gaga, Hackney Diamonds led the midweek U.K. albums chart by a country mile, by outselling the rest of the top 10 combined.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2023
The tune spent two frames in first place, outselling every other track in the nation that can be called either dance or electronic.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Outsell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsell. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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