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 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

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