outsold
Moved more merchandise
Outsold is the past tense of outsell—to sell more than a competitor or to exceed previous sales figures.
A product outsells another when it moves more units: The iPhone outsold all other smartphones that quarter.
Her debut novel outsold her second book by a wide margin.
High-volume publication
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- chart-topperSong at position one
- record-breakingExceeding prior bests
hotcakes · runaway success · smash hit · phenomenon · megahit · market leader · number one · gold record
Did better than others
- surpassedWent past or beyond
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- defeatedOvercome in contest
- eclipsedSurpassed or obscured
overtook · outpaced · dominated · trounced · bested · upstaged · outshone · overshadowed
Business income total
- sales figuresRecorded transaction totals
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- volumeAmount of space filled
- earningsMoney gained from work
market share · annual sales · retail sales · gross sales · net sales · year-over-year · sales data
bestseller
High-volume publication
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- chart-topperSong at position one
record-breaking · hotcakes · runaway success · smash hit · phenomenon · megahit · market leader · number one · gold record · platinum
outperformed
Did better than others
eclipsed · overtook · outpaced · dominated · trounced · bested · upstaged · outshone · overshadowed · outmaneuvered
revenue
Business income total
- sales figuresRecorded transaction totals
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- volumeAmount of space filled
earnings · market share · annual sales · retail sales · gross sales · net sales · year-over-year · sales data
outsoldflopped
Failed completely
bombed · tanked · underperformed · languished · struggled