outsell

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úd

Proto-Germanic *ūt

Proto-Germanic *ūt-

Old English ūt-

Middle English ut-

English out-

English sell

English outsell

From out- + sell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑʊtˈsɛl/

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Verb

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

1. (transitive, stative) 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.

   The company plans to outsell last year’s revenue with the new product.

2. (transitive, stative) To sell at a higher price (than)

Translations

to sell more than

• Catalan: vendre més que
• Finnish: myydä enemmän
• Polish: sprzedawać więcej od impf, sprzedać więcej od pf
• Spanish: vender más que

to sell at a higher price

• Italian: vendere a prezzo superiore
• Polish: sprzedawać drożej impf, sprzedać drożej pf

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “outsell”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “outsell”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• sell out, sell-out, sellout