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

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

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

A buyers’ market can dampen demand for new jets from planemakers like Gulfstream, Textron and Bombardier since buyers have more pre-owned options, and the price gap between old and new widens.

From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2022

"The current labour market is a sellers' market, not a buyers' market, meaning jobseekers hold all the cards and it is down to the employers to make themselves as attractive as possible to new talent."

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2022

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

From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus