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
Print sales of Reese's Book Club picks totaled 2.3 million in 2023 and outsold those of both Oprah's Book Club and Jenna Bush Hager's Read With Jenna.
—
Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 May 2024
Hennessy is the biggest name in Cognac, outselling other big houses like Courvoisier and Remy Martin every year.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
The Tesla Cybertruck is already outselling most of the electric pickup truck market, losing out only to the Ford F-150 Lightning.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 May 2024
Which is why in grocery stores salsa is outselling ketchup.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
The reality of the rivalry became apparent when BYD outsold Tesla cars globally at the end of 2023.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024
That was one reason the comic became one of the biggest titles for DC of the past several years, outselling even much of its superhero fare.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
By 1916, records of Hawaiian steel guitar were outselling every other music genre in the nation.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
That was more than new fragrances from Calvin Klein, Vera Wang and Juicy Couture, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm, which reported that Mr. Combs’s cologne outsold every other new fragrance that year.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 May 2024
Hennessy is the biggest name in Cognac, outselling other big houses like Courvoisier and Remy Martin every year.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
The Tesla Cybertruck is already outselling most of the electric pickup truck market, losing out only to the Ford F-150 Lightning.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 May 2024
Which is why in grocery stores salsa is outselling ketchup.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
The reality of the rivalry became apparent when BYD outsold Tesla cars globally at the end of 2023.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024
That was one reason the comic became one of the biggest titles for DC of the past several years, outselling even much of its superhero fare.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
By 1916, records of Hawaiian steel guitar were outselling every other music genre in the nation.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
That was more than new fragrances from Calvin Klein, Vera Wang and Juicy Couture, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm, which reported that Mr. Combs’s cologne outsold every other new fragrance that year.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Outsell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsell. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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