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  buyers' market

  noun

  a market in which goods and services are plentiful and prices relatively low.
• buyer's market
  buyer's market

  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.)

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

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For Shenzhen homeowner Tina Zhuo, the new policy is "not attractive" as she does not want to sell her current home in what she calls "a buyers' market."

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

The Dodgers’ front office capitalized on a fruitful buyers’ market, completing trades with six different teams in July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

The trends point to a cool-down that isn’t yet a buyers’ market, but is taking some power back from sellers.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022

But if these homeowners bet right, and home prices drop significantly, they could see their money go much further than it does right now when or if they end up shopping in a buyers’ market.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

What a prophetic commentary it would have made on the "buyers' market" which followed the armistice.

From The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle

Until then, for buyers, the ever-shifting rates mean that even with more leverage, it still doesn’t feel like a buyer’s market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

He doesn’t describe it as a buyer’s market, per se, but he noted that buyers are getting some power back after it was in the hands of sellers for years.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

That’s considered a buyer’s market, but it’s only a buyer’s market for those who can afford to buy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

But it’s only a buyer’s market for those who can afford to buy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

The recent Senate hearing produced several bipartisan proposals, including a recommendation to establish a federal buyer’s market for essential medications.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025