outsell
Americanverb (used with object)
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to exceed in volume of sales; sell more than.
He outsells all our other salespeople.
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to exceed in value or number of sales.
a soap that outsells all other brands.
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Archaic. to obtain a higher price than.
verb
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Present
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outsellsimple
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outsellssimple
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have outsoldperfect
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has outsoldperfect
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am outsellingprogressive
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are outsellingprogressive
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is outsellingprogressive
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have been outsellingperfect progressive
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has been outsellingperfect progressive
Past
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outsoldsimple
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had outsoldperfect
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was outsellingprogressive
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were outsellingprogressive
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had been outsellingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of outsell
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
Soon her drinks started to outsell her preserves and the company grew to 19 employees - all women.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
Affiliated South Korean automakers Hyundai, with sales up 15.5%, and Kia, up 21.8%, combined to outsell Stellantis, which saw a 9.1% sales decline.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Keep warm: Heat pumps now outsell gas furnaces.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
If the United States can trade with other nations on a level playing field, we can outproduce, outcompete, and outsell anybody, anywhere in the world.
From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald
This juicy, flavorful fruit, which outsells most of its tropical counterparts, is grown in some 120 countries.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
Of course, Tesla outsells Ford by a wide margin, owning some 75 percent of the EV market.
From The Verge ● Aug. 10, 2022
The car reportedly outsells the Tesla Model 3 in China.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
Wholemeal bread is widely regarded as being healthier but white bread still outsells it, making up three-quarters of the roughly 12 million loaves sold in the UK each day.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2020
And the Innocents Abroad holds its place—still outsells every other book in its particular field.
From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866) by Paine, Albert Bigelow
Pan-European figures make BYD look unstoppable: registrations roughly tripled year-over-year in early 2026, and it even briefly outsold Tesla continentwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The audiobook edition of Karin Slaughter’s thriller “We Are All Guilty Here” also outsold the print book—which itself was a hardcover bestseller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
One of those brands, Onvo, has outsold the core Nio brand for the past three months, partially thanks to a new electric SUV that starts at roughly $25,300 with a battery subscription.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025
Globally, the PlayStation 5 has reportedly outsold Microsoft's Xbox Series S and X consoles by more than two to one.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Your poster outsold the rest of ours combined.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
It’s no secret that vinyl records’ resurgence has hit a new plateau, outselling CDs for the first time since 1987 as of 2022, according to a report from the Recording Industry Assn. of America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Last September, he even boasted that Leapmotor was outselling Chinese giant BYD in large European countries such as Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
She also broke UK chart records, with the album reaching number one and outselling the rest of the top 10 combined.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024
The lineup is part of the house’s efforts to attract new audiences by embracing contemporary operas, which are outselling many of the classics.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
And beet sugar colored by new processes was now outselling cane sugar from the Caribbean.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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