bestsellingadj.

Brit.

/ˌbɛs(t)ˈsɛlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌbɛs(t)ˈsɛlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: best adv., selling adj.

Etymology: < best adv. + selling adj. Compare earlier well-selling adj.

That achieves better sales, or is sold in greater numbers, than anything or anyone else; that is a bestseller.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [adjective] > best- or quick-selling

well-selling1606

frequent1623

bestselling1797

megaselling1983

1797 I. D'Israeli Vaurien I. viii. 134 Which is the name of the best-selling saint? Is it Rowland Hill, or Wesley, or Romaine?

1818 Farmers' Jrnl. 26 Jan. 32/2 An unusual bustle among the butchers announced a considerable advance, and the best selling Mutton and Beef make near 6s. per stone.

1826 Republican 3 Feb. 130 The writings of Thomas Paine are in open and rapid sale: his theological works form the best selling standard book of the day.

1842 Art-union Jan. 6/2 Some of the ‘best selling’ engravings have been very worthless things.

1895 Amer. Newsman Mar. 23 (advt.) We shall add 50 titles of best-selling standard works to this series.

1904 Everybody's Mag. July 142/1 Among ‘best-selling authors’, as some Americans are styled,..the name of Miss Florence M. Kingsley is unusually inconspicuous.

1921 Boot & Shoe Recorder 16 July 37/1 Their [sc. manufacturers'] opinions of what will be the best-selling models for fall.

1945 Pop. Photogr. Apr. 102/2 Lootens is the author of a bestselling book on darkroom technique.

1965 Life 19 Nov. 65/1 The best-selling author of Sex and the Single Girl.

1984 Computerworld 19 Nov. 57 Best-selling [software] packages such as Lotus Development Corp.'s 1-2-3.

2009 Daily Tel. 19 Oct. 15/2 One of the best-selling items this weekend at Tesco was a 50p plastic pumpkin-shaped bucket.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bestselling
释义	bestsellingadj. Brit. /ˌbɛs(t)ˈsɛlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌbɛs(t)ˈsɛlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: best adv., selling adj. Etymology: < best adv. + selling adj. Compare earlier well-selling adj. That achieves better sales, or is sold in greater numbers, than anything or anyone else; that is a bestseller. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [adjective] > best- or quick-selling well-selling1606 frequent1623 bestselling1797 megaselling1983 1797 I. D'Israeli Vaurien I. viii. 134 Which is the name of the best-selling saint? Is it Rowland Hill, or Wesley, or Romaine? 1818 Farmers' Jrnl. 26 Jan. 32/2 An unusual bustle among the butchers announced a considerable advance, and the best selling Mutton and Beef make near 6s. per stone. 1826 Republican 3 Feb. 130 The writings of Thomas Paine are in open and rapid sale: his theological works form the best selling standard book of the day. 1842 Art-union Jan. 6/2 Some of the ‘best selling’ engravings have been very worthless things. 1895 Amer. Newsman Mar. 23 (advt.) We shall add 50 titles of best-selling standard works to this series. 1904 Everybody's Mag. July 142/1 Among ‘best-selling authors’, as some Americans are styled,..the name of Miss Florence M. Kingsley is unusually inconspicuous. 1921 Boot & Shoe Recorder 16 July 37/1 Their [sc. manufacturers'] opinions of what will be the best-selling models for fall. 1945 Pop. Photogr. Apr. 102/2 Lootens is the author of a bestselling book on darkroom technique. 1965 Life 19 Nov. 65/1 The best-selling author of Sex and the Single Girl. 1984 Computerworld 19 Nov. 57 Best-selling [software] packages such as Lotus Development Corp.'s 1-2-3. 2009 Daily Tel. 19 Oct. 15/2 One of the best-selling items this weekend at Tesco was a 50p plastic pumpkin-shaped bucket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1797
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