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glut

[gluht]

verb (used with object)

glutted, glutting 
  1. to feed or fill to satiety; sate.

    to glut the appetite.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. to feed or fill to excess; cloy.

  3. to flood (the market) with a particular item or service so that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.

  4. to choke up.

    to glut a channel.



verb (used without object)

glutted, glutting 
  1. to eat to satiety or to excess.

    Synonyms: ,

noun

  1. a full supply.

  2. an excessive supply or amount; surfeit.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. an act of glutting or the state of being glutted.

glut

/ ɡʌ /

noun

  1. an excessive amount, as in the production of a crop, often leading to a fall in price

  2. the act of glutting or state of being glutted

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to feed or supply beyond capacity

  2. to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it

  3. to cram full or choke up

    to glut a passage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

glut

  1. An oversupply of goods on the market.

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Other Word Forms

  • gluttingly adverb
  • overglut verb (used with object)
  • unglutted adjective
  • ˈܳٳپԲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glut1

1275–1325; Middle English gluten, back formation from glutun glutton 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glut1

C14: probably from Old French gloutir, from Latin ܳٳī; see glutton 1
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It’s interesting how a humble squash taps into such rich emotional territory: shame, excess, disgust and the pressure to transform glut into value.

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However, there is a second-order effect - that international steel earmarked for the US could now be diverted to the UK and create a glut of the metal and undercut domestic steelmakers.

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The law was abolished that year but the agriculture ministry continues to publish demand estimates so farmers can avoid producing a glut of rice.

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The recent heyday of the streaming wars, when competing subscription services unleashed a firehose of cash and a glut of content to try and chip away at Netflix’s market dominance, has ended.

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