BUYERS' MARKET Definition & Meaning

buyers' market

noun

a market in which goods and services are plentiful and prices relatively low.

buyers' market

noun

a market in which supply exceeds demand and buyers can influence prices

buyer's market

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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of buyers' market¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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"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."

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Universities are snapping up students for tens of thousands of degree places in a buyers' market for applicants, the latest Ucas data shows.

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"If a network doesn't like a cooking programme they just go for another one. It's a buyers' market," says Mr Beale.

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Everything depends whether it is a buyers' market or a sellers' market.

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"Many universities will still have places available on Thursday. It's a buyers' market out there," said Lucy Everest of Middlesex University.

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