panic buying

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14:55 Apr 13, 2020
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COVID-19 - Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Slang, Journalism
English term or phrase: panic buying
Definition from Cambridge Dictionary:
A situation in which many people suddenly buy as much food, fuel, etc. as they can because they are worried about something bad that may happen.

Example sentence(s):
  • This panic buying in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus is due to the brain's survival mode overriding any rational decision making, according to human behavior expert Dr. Ali Fenwick. Insider
  • If other people are panic buying, the best strategy for us is to do the same because, if not, we are left with nothing. Khmer Times
  • The measures, which included two-item caps on certain products and allocated shopping times for the elderly, were imposed in reaction to panic buying and stockpiling, which resulted in empty shelves. ITV News
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4パニック買い
Yukie Nakamura


  

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パニック買い


Definition from own experience or research:
パニック買いとは、不安に誘発された買いだめや買い占めのこと。パニック消費とも。

Example sentence(s):
  • 新型コロナウイルスの感染が拡大する米国で、ひよこを買い求める人々が急増している。販売業者は「パニック買い」と形容。 - 産経新聞オンライン  
Yukie Nakamura
United States
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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