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OUTSELL (outsold)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does outsell mean?
• OUTSELL (verb)
The verb OUTSELL has 2 senses:
1. be sold more often than other, similar products
2. sell more than others
Familiarity information: OUTSELL used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be sold more often than other, similar products
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin
Hypernyms (to "outsell" is one way to...):
exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sell more than others
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
This salesman outsells his colleagues
Hypernyms (to "outsell" is one way to...):
exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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