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buyer's market [1 record]

Record 1 2018-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Prices
  • Market Structure (Trade)
DEF

A market in which goods are plentiful, buyers have a wide range of choice, and prices tend to be low.

CONT

A sell-off or last minute discounting of package tours is the result of over-capacity and creates a buyer's market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
CONT

Avec l'avènement de la production de masse (mass production), la vente prend de plus en plus d'importance : il faut écouler les marchandises produites. Petit à petit, le marché se transforme en marché acheteur (buyer's market), ou marché favorable à l'acheteur. L'offre est supérieure à la demande et il s'exerce une concurrence féroce.

Key term(s)
  • marché d'acheteurs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Precios (Comercialización)
  • Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
DEF

Mercado en el que se da un exceso de oferta [...] que favorece al comprador.

CONT

reaparición de un mercado favorable a los compradores

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