panic buyingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpæn.ɪk ˌbaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˈpæn.ɪk ˌbaɪ.ɪŋ/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:
The government admitted that there was a petrol shortage, but warned people against panic buying.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Buying
- acquisitiveness
- approval
- bid
- bidding war
- bite
- brand loyalty
- bulk-buy
- import
- kick the tires idiom
- load up on sth
- money-off
- on the slate idiom
- order form
- order sth in
- over the counter idiom
- shop around
- shopaholic
- shopping
- stock up
- trade-in
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