Word Study
outsell
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb outsell has 2 senses
- outsell(v = verb.competition) Array - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" is one way to exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
- outsell(v = verb.competition) Array - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" is one way to exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
outsell, v. t.
- To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than. [1913 Webster]
- To exceed in the price of selling; to fetch more than; to exceed in value. Fuller.
Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
outsell, v.tr. (past and past part. -sold)
1 sell more than.
2 be sold in greater quantities than.
1 sell more than.
2 be sold in greater quantities than.
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