seller's market
3
3.9
- noun
- /ˈsɛlɚz ˈmɑrkɪt/
:
mercado de vendedores
- The retail space is sold, and it's definitely a seller's market.
Examples
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For many years, community colleges have enjoyed a seller's market.
Academic text (1996) -
The real estate market was strong just now, a seller's market.
Fiction book (1999) -
You got to understand, it's a seller's market.
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This is a seller's market.
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Obviously, at $100 an hour, it is a seller's market.
Blog text (27) -
"It's a seller's market," she allowed.
Fiction book (1995) -
The takeaway: This is a strong seller's market.
Blog text (31) -
It was a seller's market.
Fiction book (2000) -
This is a very strong seller's market that would indicate strong price appreciation (more than 5% annually), with properly priced property selling for the asking price or higher.
Blog text (31) -
In a seller's market, buyers often compete against each other to secure a property.
Synonyms
When more people want to buy than there are things, people who offer them have the advantage
Antonyms
4
3.7
A time when more things are for sale than people want, so people who buy can get lower prices
How Favorable
3
3.9
4
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
seller's + market
The phrase is compositionally built from 'seller' (a person who sells) and 'market' (place or system of trade), with the possessive marking indicating a market characterized by sellers — i.e. where sellers have the advantage. This noun-possession/qualification pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can reliably infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Seller's market comes from the image of a busy market where there are more buyers than goods, so the seller's stall can set higher prices. So, the phrase means sellers have the upper hand and 'can ask higher prices'.