buyers' market

American  

noun

1. a market in which goods and services are plentiful and prices relatively low.

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buyers' market British  

noun

1. a market in which supply exceeds demand and buyers can influence prices

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buyer's market Cultural  

1. A market in which supply exceeds demand. As a result, suppliers usually have to lower their prices, thus favoring the buyer. (Compare seller's market.)

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Etymology

Origin of buyers' market

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Universities are snapping up students for tens of thousands of degree places in a buyers' market for applicants, the latest Ucas data shows.

From BBC

"If a network doesn't like a cooking programme they just go for another one. It's a buyers' market," says Mr Beale.

From BBC

Everything depends whether it is a buyers' market or a sellers' market.

From New York Times

"Many universities will still have places available on Thursday. It's a buyers' market out there," said Lucy Everest of Middlesex University.

From BBC

"Therefore we've changed from a sellers' market to a buyers' market. And now with prices as low as 500 euros per tonne we are suffering a lot," he says.

From BBC