seller's market

noun

An excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.

“Pay any price you have to. We're in a seller's market right now.”

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Meanings

nounseller's market (plural seller's markets or sellers' markets)

plural seller's markets · plural sellers' markets

  1. idiomaticbusinessAn excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.

    Pay any price you have to. We're in a seller's market right now.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna market in which more people want to buy than want to sell

Similar
sellers' market
Broader
marketmarketplacemarket place

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 賣方市場 /卖方市场
  • 賣方市場 /卖方市场 (màifāng shìchǎng)excess of demand over supply
Finnish myyjän markkinat
  • myyjän markkinatexcess of demand over supply
Polish rynek sprzedawcy
  • rynek sprzedawcyexcess of demand over supply
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APA

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MLA

“seller's market.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seller's%20market. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seller's market,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seller's%20market.

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