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
Etymology
Origin of outsell
Example Sentences
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The region also makes all its own ships and submarines, vessels that outsell their U.S. peers globally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
With enough purchasing power to upend the publishing industry, outsell the Bible and necessitate a dedicated BookTok table at Barnes & Noble, Hoover’s readership is a force.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 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
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
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