outsell
Americanverb (used with object)
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outsells,
present (3rd person singular)
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outsold,
past participle, past
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outselling
present participle
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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
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
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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Its naval ships outsell U.S. equivalents around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Keep warm: Heat pumps now outsell gas furnaces.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
Hyundai posted just under a 1% increase to outsell Nissan, whose sales tumbled 25.4%.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Because Abba Gold contains practically all of the band's most-popular songs, it will always outsell their studio albums - and most of the year's new releases, too.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2023
Of course any one planting a chestnut orchard now would plant the newer, larger varieties, as they will always outsell the smaller.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 by Northern Nut Growers Association
This juicy, flavorful fruit, which outsells most of its tropical counterparts, is grown in some 120 countries.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
The PlayStation currently outsells Microsoft's Xbox but like all entertainment platforms, the key to success is access to the best content.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
Of course, Tesla outsells Ford by a wide margin, owning some 75 percent of the EV market.
From The Verge ● Aug. 10, 2022
But the Eastern is a wine bar, in all its mid-century modern glory, where vino outsells all other food and drink combined on many nights.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2019
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 Albert Bigelow Paine
Last year's "Black Ops 7" was also a disappointment, being outsold by its chief competitor, "Battlefield 6".
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Unitree was the single biggest supplier of humanoid robots last year, although it was outsold in the first half of 2026 by Chinese rival Agibot, according to a report from Smart Analytics Global.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
For the first female-majority Olympic Games, LA28 reported that women’s Olympic sessions outsold men’s 93% to 88% during the first drop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
That year, the “Stick Season” album quietly outsold releases from household names, including Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” and Ariana Grande’s “Eternal Sunshine.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Your poster outsold the rest of ours combined.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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
But competing scooters with fewer features are now outselling Ola simply because they come from trusted, well-established brands, said Jay Kale, executive vice-president and auto analyst at Elara Capital.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
By 1916, records of Hawaiian steel guitar were outselling every other music genre in the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 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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