glut the market — flood the market … English contemporary dictionary
Glut — (gl[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glutting}.] [OE. glotten, fr. OF. glotir, gloutir, L. glutire, gluttire; cf. Gr. ? to eat, Skr. gar. Cf. {Gluttion}, {Englut}.] 1. To swallow, or to swallow greedlly; to gorge. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glut — ▪ I. glut glut 1 [glʌt] noun [countable usually singular] COMMERCE a supply of something that is more than is needed, caused by producing too much of it: • A world wide glut of memory chips should prevent prices from rising. • OPEC cut production … Financial and business terms
glut — I n. a glut on the market II v. (D; refl., tr.) to glut with (to glut the market with cheap goods) * * * [glʌt] (D;refl.,tr.) to glutwith (to glutthe market with cheap goods) glutton fi. a glut for punishment a glut on the market … Combinatory dictionary
glut — [c]/glʌt / (say glut) verb (glutted, glutting) –verb (t) 1. to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite. 2. to feed or fill to excess; cloy. 3. to choke up: glut a channel. –verb (i) 4. to eat to satiety. –noun 5. a full supply. 6. a… …
Glut — Glut, n. 1. That which is swallowed. Milton [1913 Webster] 2. Plenty, to satiety or repletion; a full supply; hence, often, a supply beyond sufficiency or to loathing; over abundance; as, a glut of the market. [1913 Webster] A glut of those… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glut — [ glʌt ] noun singular an available amount of something that is more than people want or need: an oil glut glut of: a glut of cars on the market ╾ glut verb transitive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glut — [glut] vi. glutted, glutting [ME glutten < OFr gloter, to swallow < L gluttire, prob. ult. < IE base * gel , to devour > Ger kehle, OE ceole, throat] to eat like a glutton; overindulge vt. 1. to feed, fill, supply, etc. to excess;… … English World dictionary
market — n. store, shop 1) a fish; food market; hypermarket (BE); meat; open air market; supermarket 2) at a market (to shop at the market) place where trade is conducted 3) a stock market 4) a flea; open; overseas; spot market 5) on a market (to buy oil… … Combinatory dictionary
glut — /glʌt/ noun ♦ a glut of produce too much produce, which is then difficult to sell ● a coffee glut or a glut of coffee ♦ a glut of money a situation where there is too much money available to borrowers ■ verb to fill the market with something… … Marketing dictionary in english
