outsell

/aut'sel/

Thân thiện

The new model outsells all competitors in the market.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To exceed in sales volume or quantity sold; to sell more units of a product or service than another seller or product.
   • To be sold in greater quantities than another item; to be the more popular or commercially successful product.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The new smartphone model quickly began to outsell all its competitors.
  • Despite being more expensive, the premium brand consistently outsells the cheaper alternatives.
  • Her latest novel is expected to outsell her previous bestseller.

Advanced Usage

• "to outsell oneself": To achieve higher sales in a period than in one's own previous record.

  • The author outsold herself with her third book, breaking her own sales records.

• "to outsell by a wide margin": To sell a significantly larger number than another.

  • In that market, our product outsells theirs by a wide margin.

Variants and Related Words

• Outsold (verb, past tense and past participle): The form used for past actions.
  • Last quarter, Brand A outsold Brand B for the first time.

Synonyms

• Outperform (in sales): To perform better commercially.
• Outstrip (in sales): To surpass or exceed in sales numbers.
• Beat (in sales): To sell more than a competitor.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: 'Outsell' itself is not typically used with particles to form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is contained within the single verb.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that center specifically on the word 'outsell'.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. sell more than others
   • This salesman outsells his colleagues
2. be sold more often than other, similar products
   • The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin