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panic buying

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The buying of commodities or other assets earlier than normal, or in quantities greater than normal, because of rumours of coming shortages or price rises.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: business, finance

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 搶購 /抢购 (qiǎnggòu) — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • Danish: hamstring — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • Finnish: hamstraus — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • French: achats de panique — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • German: Panikkauf — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • German: Panikkäufe — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • Hungarian: pánikvásárlás — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • Romanian: cumpărare de panică — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • Spanish: compras de pánico — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • Vietnamese: mua sắm do sợ hãi — buying of commodities earlier than normal
  • Vietnamese: mua sắm do lo sợ — buying of commodities earlier than normal