sellers' market

American  

noun

1. a market in which goods and services are scarce and prices relatively high.

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sellers' market British  

noun

1. a market in which demand exceeds supply and sellers can influence prices

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seller's market Cultural  

1. A market in which demand exceeds supply. As a result, consumers have to pay more for goods. (Compare buyer's market.)

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Example Sentences

For example, it’s still a sellers’ market in the Midwest and Northeast, according to most Coldwell agents.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

“The main constraint in this quest for AI dominance is access to power, creating a sellers’ market for those with unencumbered, gigawatt-scale generation deliverable in the next 24 months,” wrote John C. Hodulik of UBS.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

So right now, it’s a sellers’ market, and being a cash buyer will allow you to stand out among the rest.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2022

Indonesia’s ban is set to shift demand to Malaysia, making it a rare sellers’ market, Nageeb said.

From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2022

Did many of them attribute this to the fact that there was a "sellers' market" caused by the conditions over which the individual business man had no control?

From The Foundations of Personality by Myerson, Abraham