asituationwhere there are moreproductsorservicesavailablethan there isdemandfor them:Itsproductsmay be good, but theycosta lot ofmoney, which makes themdifficulttosellin asoftmarket.(Definition ofsoft marketfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsoft market
soft marketThey have free access to oursoftmarketwith our strong currency to sell their manufactured goods during the recession.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0They have not been taking advantage of asoftmarket, if it is asoftmarket.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The presentsoftmarketfor oil products gives additional scope, particularly to large consumers, to seek lower prices through aggressive purchasing.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The general contention in the debate is that we have a glut, asoftmarket, and that the price of oil is falling.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0That makes us asoftmarket.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Britain is asoftmarketbecause of the accessibility and efficiency of our distribution system.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/soft-market##
