Meanings
verboutsell (third-person singular simple present outsells, present participle outselling, simple past and past participle outsold)
present singular third person outsells · participle present outselling · participle past outsold · past outsold
- stativetransitiveTo sell more than; to surpass in sales.
Her latest book has already outsold her previous works.
2 more examples
The new smartphone is expected to outsell its competitors.
The company plans to outsell last year’s revenue with the new product.
- stativetransitiveTo sell at a higher price (than)
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt-
- Old Englishūt-
- Middle Englishut-
- Englishout-
- Englishsell
- Englishoutsell
Translations
Catalan vendre més que
- vendre més queto sell more than
Finnish myydä enemmän
- myydä enemmänto sell more than
Italian vendere a prezzo superiore
- vendere a prezzo superioreto sell at a higher price
Polish sprzedawać więcej od, sprzedać więcej od
- sprzedawać więcej odto sell more than
- sprzedać więcej odto sell more than
- sprzedawać drożejto sell at a higher price
- sprzedać drożejto sell at a higher price
Spanish vender más que
- vender más queto sell more than
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Cite this entry
APA
outsell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsell
MLA
“outsell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsell. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outsell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsell.
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