well-sellingadj.
/ˌwɛlˈsɛlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈsɛlɪŋ/ Esp. of a book: that achieves good sales or is sold in large numbers; that sells well. Cf. bestselling adj.
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society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [adjective] > best- or quick-selling
well-selling1606
frequent1623
bestselling1797
megaselling1983
1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iii. sig. E3 Some words, pickt out of Proclamations,..or well-selling Pamphlets.
1806 Farmer's Mag. Feb. 51 Having directed every effort to the raising of such a well-selling commodity as grain.
1885 Queries Nov. 171/2 He died a poor man, not leaving the copyright of one of his well-selling books to his family.
1957 D. Kaser Messrs. Carey & Lea of Philadelphia 130 They also sent stocks of their medical publications, every one of which was a well-selling, current title.
1987 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 47 597 While fish may not have been a major staple in the diet of Kaifeng, it was certainly a popular and well-selling dish.
2011 Observer (Nexis) 6 Mar. 31 I've written some very well-selling books.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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