panic-buy

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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panic-buy (third-person singular simple present panic-buys, present participle panic-buying, simple past and past participle panic-bought)

  1. To buy items in unwarrantedly large quantities in a panicked response to coming shortages or price rises.

Noun

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panic-buy (plural panic-buys)

  1. An instance of panic buying.