GLUT


Meaning of GLUT in English

I. glut 1 /ɡlʌt/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular]

a supply of something, especially a product or crop, that is more than is needed OPP shortage

glut of

a glut of oil on the world market

II. glut 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle glutted , present participle glutting ) [transitive]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Old French gloutir 'to swallow' , from Latin gluttire ]

to cause something to have too much of something:

the glutted property market

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.