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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

"It's definitely a buyers' market at the moment," says Sadia Mian, director of Northwood estate agents.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 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

I think that’s what we’re going to see, not a buyers’ market by the end of the year, but maybe a little bit more equilibrium.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2022

They also grumbled that Nissan was selling too many vehicles to rental companies that then would flood the secondary buyers’ market.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2018

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

From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus