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seller's market

 
 
noun [S] ECONOMICS

Definition

a period when there are fewer goods for sale than people want to buy, so sellers can charge higher prices: It has become a seller's market, with homes moving more quickly and for more money than a year ago.
(Definition of seller's market noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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