glut

[gluht]

verb (used with object)

glutted, glutting 

1. to feed or fill to satiety; sate.

   to glut the appetite.

   Synonyms: satiate, stuff, surfeit

2. to feed or fill to excess; cloy.

3. to flood (the market) with a particular item or service so that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.

4. to choke up.

   to glut a channel.

verb (used without object)

glutted, glutting 

1. to eat to satiety or to excess.

   Synonyms: cram, gorge

noun

1. a full supply.

2. an excessive supply or amount; surfeit.

   Synonyms: superabundance, excess, surplus

3. an act of glutting or the state of being glutted.

glut

/ ɡlʌt /

noun

1. an excessive amount, as in the production of a crop, often leading to a fall in price

2. the act of glutting or state of being glutted

verb

1. to feed or supply beyond capacity

2. to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it

3. to cram full or choke up

   to glut a passage

glut

1. An oversupply of goods on the market.

Other Word Forms

• gluttingly adverb
• overglut verb (used with object)
• unglutted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glut¹

1275–1325; Middle English gluten, back formation from glutun glutton ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of glut¹

C14: probably from Old French gloutir, from Latin gluttīre; see _glutton ¹

Example Sentences

While OPEC+'s strategy has contributed to a supply glut that weighed on crude prices and effectively eroded some of the group's profits, experts say a mix of other factors offset them.

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Olefins and derivatives spreads are likely to remain weak through 4Q and into 2026 due to a persistent regional supply glut driven mainly by China’s aggressive petrochemical capacity expansion.

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This is good news for U.S. drillers, who suffered through a supply glut and some of the lowest prices on record last year.

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Builders have a glut of unsold inventory and are leaning heavily on mortgage deals to tempt buyers.

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This is a fresh sign of the widely expected supply glut, they say.

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Related Words

• oversupply 
• saturation 
• surplus