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outsell

American  
[out-sel] / ˌaʊtˈsɛl /

verb (used with object)

outsold, outselling
  1. to exceed in volume of sales; sell more than.

    He outsells all our other salespeople.

  2. to exceed in value or number of sales.

    a soap that outsells all other brands.

  3. Archaic. to obtain a higher price than.


outsell British  
/ ˌaʊtˈsɛl /

verb

  1. (tr) to sell or be sold in greater quantities than

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of outsell

First recorded in 1605–15; out- + sell 1

Example Sentences

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Lilly has won a weight-loss fight before: While Novo Nordisk pioneered the use of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss with its Wegovy and Ozempic weekly injections, Lilly’s Zepbound and Mounjaro injections now outsell them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Hyundai posted just under a 1% increase to outsell Nissan, whose sales tumbled 25.4%.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Jerseys of the Mexican national team outsell those of both the U.S. men's and women's teams in the United States.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2022

They managed to outsell the rest of the top five combined in the process.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2022

Yet the original literature of medi�val chivalry is known only to a few scholars: Tennyson's Idylls outsell the Mabinogion and Malory.

From The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures by Perry, Bliss