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best-selling

best-selling

84 2.7
Very popular and bought by many people, like books or albums
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɛstˌsɛlɪŋ/
translation icon : más vendido
  • Big Magic is the latest from Elizabeth Gilbert, who is known for her best-selling memoir, Eat, Pray, Love.
  • a best-selling book
  • a best-selling author
  • a best-selling novel

I'm also the author of best selling fiction and nonfiction.

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Examples

  • This is our best selling makeup product in the pop up.

  • Richard Paul Evans has written several best-selling novels and children's books.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Now he wrote the best selling book in praise of walking.

  • We'll give him one anyway, fresh off the best selling book, Sleep Smarter.

  • Next up, we have the best selling game console on Amazon.

  • And today Robert Kiyosaki is the best selling author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

  • She's a best selling author of I think a dozen books now.

  • Range Rover inspired Ford to design the Explorer which is the best-selling vehicle in its class, and Ford's most successful model in years.

  • Jensen is the best-selling author of several non-fiction books including "A Language Older than Words" and "The Culture of Make Believe".

  • Robert Kiyosaki is a best-selling author, known for his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

Synonyms

popular
vsbest-selling
1.0

Liked or admired by many people

refers to being widely bought by many people rather than only liked
chart-topping
vsbest-selling
4 4.1

A song or album that reaches number one in the music charts

is sold very widely across products and not limited to one music ranking

How Popular

best-selling
84 2.7
popular
1.0

Surface Forms

best-selling positive

Morphology

best-selling = best + sell (transparent) = best + sell + ing

The meaning is directly compositional: 'best' (most) + 'sell' + '-ing' yields 'selling the most', a straightforward descriptive compound.

Etymology

Best-selling is made of best ('top' or 'most') and sell ('to be bought'). So best-selling literally means 'selling the most', which is why a best-selling book or album is one that many people buy and is very popular.