buyers' strike

American  

noun

1. an attempt on the part of consumers to lower price levels by boycotting retailers or certain types of goods.

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Example Sentences

“The reality is there is simply a buyers’ strike around software,” Evercore ISI analyst Kirk Materne said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

To many on Wall Street, a foreign buyers’ strike seems like a remote possibility.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

"We're vulnerable to a buyers' strike if we don't get any news."

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2011

A growing number of economists have begun to warn that the same may occur in Britain, a process that could ultimately lead to the same bond buyers’ strike that drove Greece to the financial brink.

From New York Times • May 7, 2010

In Detroit's Cadillac Square the United Auto Workers' fiery Walter Reuther called on a huge rally of consumers to wage a buyers' strike on meat until price controls were restored.

From Time Magazine Archive