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I . glut [glʌt] N

II . glut <-tt-> [glʌt] VB trans

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1. glut (overstock):

to glut sth [with sth]
etw [mit etw dat ] überschwemmen

2. glut (overeat):

to glut oneself on sth
sich acc an etw dat satt essen
to glut oneself on sth (gorge)
sich acc mit etw dat vollstopfen

mar·ket ˈglut N

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an oil glut
eine Ölschwemme
glut of graduates
Akademikerschwemme f inf
a glut on the market
eine Marktschwemme

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This encouragement, along with government subsidies has led to a glut in the tobacco market.
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A similar mechanism is believed to operate when there is a market surplus (glut), where prices fall to end the excess supply.
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The plan backfires when a glut of "peych" starts an economic depression.
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The global savings glut needs to be addressed.
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In modern terms, general gluts can not exist, although there may be local imbalances, with gluts in some markets balanced out by shortages in others.
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Sales were poor due to a glut of ex-military aircraft.
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These trends were also fueled by inexpensive fossil energy, with low petroleum prices caused by a glut of oil.
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I do not destroy the lamb and the kid to glut my appetite; acorns and berries afford me sufficient nourishment.
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This worsened an existing glut of oil and triggered a price war.
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The industry declined in the mid-1980s because of the oil glut and because of a worldwide recession.
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