noun / verb
glut
GLUT/ɡlʌt/
An excess beyond what is needed or can be used, or to supply such an excess.
A glut of tomatoes at the market keeps prices low.
Etymology
The probable Old French source meant “swallow” or “gulp down.” The noun moved from “a gulp” to a condition of fullness, then to an excessive supply of goods.
In context
If you've got a tomato glut now, this is a good way of using those as well. I'm not quite in glut territory, but I am starting to get a few.
More examples
- Cheap imports glut the market with clothing.
- The bumper harvest glutted local stores with peaches.
- The town has a glut of empty office buildings.
Forms
glut · gluts · glutted · glutting
Similar words
- surplus
- Can describe a useful reserve rather than an unwanted excess.
- oversupply
- Emphasizes the amount supplied exceeding demand or need.