buyer's market
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈbaɪərz ˈmɑrkɪt/
:
mercado de compradores
- Experts say that this area has become a buyer's market, favoring those looking to purchase real estate.
Examples
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In today's buyer's market, customers have more negotiating power when purchasing cars.
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When it comes to real estate, it's no secret that it has been a buyer's market for a while.
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It's actually more of a buyer's market these days.
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In the end, we got the best deal on the block in a buyer's market, and all we have to worry about is minor improvements.
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Only in a buyer's market does supply exceed demand, the buyer rather than the seller.
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Although they may gripe about employer practices, experts say the truth is that it's still a buyer's market.
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If you're a homebuyer, you'll find that it's a buyer's market right now with many properties available.
Synonyms
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6.0
A market with more goods for sale than buyers, so sellers get lower prices
A market where more goods are for sale than there are buyers, so buyers can get lower prices
Antonyms
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3.9
A market where more buyers want things for sale than sellers have, so sellers can ask higher prices
How Favorable
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3.7
3
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
buyer's + market
The sense 'a market in which buyers have the advantage' is directly derivable from combining 'buyer' (a purchaser) with 'market' and the possessive form indicating the market favors buyers. This possessive + noun construction is compositionally transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Buyer's market comes from the image of a market with many sellers and lots of goods, so a buyer can choose freely and ask for lower prices. That's why it now means a situation where buyers have the 'advantage' over sellers.