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glut
[gluht]
verb (used with object)
to feed or fill to satiety; sate.
to glut the appetite.
Synonyms: , ,to feed or fill to excess; cloy.
to flood (the market) with a particular item or service so that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.
to choke up.
to glut a channel.
verb (used without object)
to eat to satiety or to excess.
Synonyms: ,
noun
a full supply.
an excessive supply or amount; surfeit.
Synonyms: , ,an act of glutting or the state of being glutted.
glut
/ ɡʌ /
noun
an excessive amount, as in the production of a crop, often leading to a fall in price
the act of glutting or state of being glutted
verb
to feed or supply beyond capacity
to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it
to cram full or choke up
to glut a passage
glut
An oversupply of goods on the market.
Other Word Forms
- gluttingly adverb
- overglut verb (used with object)
- unglutted adjective
- ˈܳٳپԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of glut1
Example Sentences
It’s interesting how a humble squash taps into such rich emotional territory: shame, excess, disgust and the pressure to transform glut into value.
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.
The law was abolished that year but the agriculture ministry continues to publish demand estimates so farmers can avoid producing a glut of rice.
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.
This was because of the glut of high school phenoms who turned into pro duds.
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