soft market — A buyer s market in which supply exceeds demand, causing little trading activity and wide bid ask spreads. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * soft market UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS, COMMERCE ► a situation where there are more products or services … Financial and business terms
soft market — a period when sales are few and prices are low, buyer s market The real estate market is soft now. Don t try to sell your house … English idioms
soft market — noun a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy • Syn: ↑buyer s market, ↑buyers market • Hypernyms: ↑market, ↑marketplace, ↑market place … Useful english dictionary
soft market — /sɒft mɑ:kɪt/ noun a market where there is not enough demand, and where prices fall … Dictionary of banking and finance
soft — [sɒft ǁ sɒːft] adjective 1. COMMERCE soft goods are used up soon after they are bought, for example food products: • Ohio s manufacturing base covers a wide range of soft and hard goods. • a soft commodity trader 2. FINANCE soft loans or soft… … Financial and business terms
soft — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sōfte, alteration of sēfte; akin to Old High German semfti soft Date: before 12th century 1. a. pleasing or agreeable to the senses ; bringing ease, comfort, or quiet < the soft influences… … New Collegiate Dictionary
market place — noun 1. the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold without competition there would be no market they were driven from the marketplace • Syn: ↑market, ↑marketplace • Derivationally related forms: ↑market ( … Useful english dictionary
Soft drink naming conventions — Soft drinks are called by many names in different places of the world. Africa Ethiopia Soft drinks are generally known in Ethiopia by the Amharic word leslassa , meaning literally smooth . The popular brand names Koka (Coke) and Mirinda (Orange… … Wikipedia
soft — [sôft, säft] adj. [ME < OE softe, gentle, quiet < sefte, akin to Ger sanft < IE base * sem , together, together with > SMOOTH, SAME: basic sense “fitting, friendly, suited to”] 1. giving way easily under pressure, as a feather pillow… … English World dictionary
soft commodity — ➔ commodity * * * soft commodity UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a commodity product that is a crop, such as sugar or coffee, rather than one such as oil or coal: »The prices of soft commodities such as coffee have remained stagnant. →… … Financial and business terms
