"supersell" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: supersells [present, singular, third-person], superselling [participle, present], supersold [participle, past], supersold [past]
Etymology: super- + sell Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|sell}} super- + sell Head templates: {{en-verb|supersells|superselling|supersold}} supersell (third-person singular simple present supersells, present participle superselling, simple past and past participle supersold)
  1. (transitive) To sell in great quantities. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-supersell-en-verb-~YTgZwXw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-

Inflected forms

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