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outsold

out·sold
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [out-sohld]
    • /ˌaʊtˈsoʊld/
    • /ˌaʊtˈsəʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out-sohld]
    • /ˌaʊtˈsoʊld/

Definitions of outsold word

  • verb outsold simple past tense and past participle of outsell. 1
  • verb with object outsold to exceed in volume of sales; sell more than: He outsells all our other salespeople. 1
  • verb with object outsold to exceed in value or number of sales: a soap that outsells all other brands. 1
  • verb with object outsold Archaic. to obtain a higher price than. 1
  • noun outsold Outsold is the past tense and past participle of outsell. 0

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Origin of outsold

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; out- + sell1

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Parts of speech for Outsold

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

outsold popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

outsold usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for outsold

verb outsold

  • beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
  • overtook — simple past tense of overtake.
  • outpaced — Simple past tense and past participle of outpace.

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