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outsell

/ɑʊtˈsɛl/

outsell verb: to sell more than; to surpass in sales.

Verb

outsell (third-person singular simple present outsells, present participle outselling, simple past and past participle outsold)

  1. (stative, transitive) To sell more than; to surpass in sales.
    • The new smartphone is expected to outsell its competitors.
    • Her latest book has already outsold her previous works.
  2. (stative, transitive) To sell at a higher price (than)

Forms of outsell

third-person singular presentoutsells
present participleoutselling
past participleoutsold
pastoutsold

Past tense of outsell: outsold

Origin of outsell

From out- + sell.

Questions about outsell

What does outsell mean?
Outsell means to sell more than; to surpass in sales.
What part of speech is outsell?
Outsell is a verb.
How do you pronounce outsell?
Outsell is pronounced /ɑʊtˈsɛl/.
What is the past tense of outsell?
The past tense of outsell is outsold.

Words near outsell in the dictionary

  1. outsegregate
  2. outsegregated
  3. outsegregates
  4. outsegregating
  5. outsegs
  6. outsell
  7. outselling
  8. outsells
  9. outsend
  10. outsending
  11. outsendings

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