seller's market

NOUN

advantageous position for those selling

Synonyms

WEAK

bull market bullish market consumer demand land-office business roaring trade short supply steady demand

Example Sentences

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Disruptions caused by the global coronavirus pandemic are still having a huge impact on supply chains, making it a sellers' market for the raw materials that factories need.

From Reuters

"It is very much a sellers' market, so growth is unlikely to slow," said Matthew Pointon, property economist at Capital Economics in New York.

From Reuters

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

From New York Times

Like her father, Rohana didn't seem to grasp that pharmaceuticals were always a sellers' market, and consumers would reach as deep as they had to into their pockets when it came to their well-being.

From Nature

"Therefore we've changed from a sellers' market to a buyers' market. And now with prices as low as 500 euros per tonne we are suffering a lot," he says.

From BBC