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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

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 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

In a buyers’ market, teams are still being choosy.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2019

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

From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus