Right now, small computers are a drug on the market.
•Twenty years ago, small transistor radios were a glut on the market.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
glut the market — flood the market … English contemporary dictionary
To glut the market — Glut 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — ▪ 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 — v. & n. v.tr. (glutted, glutting) 1 feed (a person, one s stomach, etc.) or indulge (an appetite, a desire, etc.) to the full; satiate; cloy. 2 fill to excess; choke up. 3 Econ. overstock (a market) with goods. n. 1 Econ. supply exceeding demand; … Useful english 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 — [ 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
History of the Caribbean — The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the fifteenth century. In the twentieth century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the… … Wikipedia
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
