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
Last year, strollers for dogs outsold those for babies.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
To outsell Bad Bunny and debut at No. 1 after Baby’s 2024 singles weren’t generating a ton of buzz is a major W.
Andrew Unterberger: At least an 8.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Looking ahead to 2025, the final year of the three-year Music of the Spheres World Tour, Coldplay is outselling the next best-selling experience, Oasis, by nearly 4x on StubHub.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In comparison, sales for the Z4, the one model the XM outsold in its debut year, increased by 13.1 percent year-over-year to 2,129 units.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
To outsell Bad Bunny and debut at No. 1 after Baby’s 2024 singles weren’t generating a ton of buzz is a major W.
Andrew Unterberger: At least an 8.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Looking ahead to 2025, the final year of the three-year Music of the Spheres World Tour, Coldplay is outselling the next best-selling experience, Oasis, by nearly 4x on StubHub.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In comparison, sales for the Z4, the one model the XM outsold in its debut year, increased by 13.1 percent year-over-year to 2,129 units.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Outsell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsell. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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