glut

C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry

US /ɡlʌt/ UK /ɡlʌt/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
an excessive supply; to supply or fill to excess

A glut of oil on the market drove prices sharply down.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an excessive supply; to... surfeit excess surplus overabundanceoversupplysaturate flood

Opposites

scarcity shortage dearth lack

Word family

Derived forms gluttedglutting

Related forms glutton gluttony

Etymology

From Middle English glotten, probably from Old French gloutir ('to swallow'), from Latin gluttire ('to gulp down, swallow').

gloutir Old French gluttire Latin

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# glut

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ɡlʌt
**IPA (UK):** ɡlʌt

## Meanings
1. an excessive supply; to supply or fill to excess

## Examples
- A glut of oil on the market drove prices sharply down.

## Synonyms
- surfeit
- excess
- surplus
- overabundance
- oversupply
- saturate
- flood

## Antonyms
- scarcity
- shortage
- dearth
- lack

## Derived Forms
- glutted
- glutting

## Related Forms
- glutton
- gluttony

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gloutir
- Root: gluttire

## Etymology
From Middle English glotten, probably from Old French gloutir ('to swallow'), from Latin gluttire ('to gulp down, swallow').

## AI Etymology
Glut comes from Middle English glotten, probably from Old French gloutir ('to swallow'), from Latin gluttire ('to gulp down, swallow'). The etymological trail includes Old French gloutir and Latin gluttire. As a noun, glut names an excessive supply; to supply or fill to excess. The same family is visible in derived forms such as glutted and glutting and related forms such as glutton and gluttony. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute.

## Topics
- Energy & Industry

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