Standard Lemma guide

outsell

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɑʊtˈsɛl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AW0 T S EH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To sell more than; to surpass in sales.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: stative, transitive

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To sell at a higher price (than)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: stative, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

sell more than others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This salesman outsells his colleagues

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

4

verb

Meaning 4

be sold more often than other, similar products

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: vendre més que — to sell more than
  • Finnish: myydä enemmän — to sell more than
  • Polish: sprzedawać więcej od — to sell more than
  • Polish: sprzedać więcej od — to sell more than
  • Spanish: vender más que — to sell more than
  • Italian: vendere a prezzo superiore — to sell at a higher price
  • Polish: sprzedawać drożej — to sell at a higher price
  • Polish: sprzedać drożej — to sell at a higher price