glut

American  

[gluht] / glʌt /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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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 Cultural  

1. An oversupply of goods on the market.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of glut

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

Example Sentences

In fact, there was an oil glut between 2014 and 2018, and last year’s global production was between 37 billion to 38 billion barrels.

From Barron's

In fact, there was an oil glut between 2014 and 2018, and last year’s global production was between 37 billion to 38 billion barrels.

From Barron's

But investors beware: The race to increase production risks creating an eventual glut of hardware and a painful crash.

From Barron's

That misconception, they say, contributes to the glut of plastic piling up in our rivers and oceans, and inside our bodies.

From Los Angeles Times

A glut of corn and soybeans is depressing prices, leading to steep losses for row-crop farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• oversupply
• saturation
• surplus