panic buy
verb[IorT]
(UKalsopanic-buy)uk/ˈpæn.ɪk ˌbaɪ/us/ˈpæn.ɪk ˌbaɪ/tosuddenlybuyas muchfood,fuel, etc. as you can because you areworriedabout somethingbadthat mayhappenand that maymeanthat there is not enoughfood, etc.available:
Thesituationin thecitywastenseandresidentswithdrewcashandbeganpanicbuying.
Theprimeministerurgedconsumersnot topanicbuyfuelaheadof anyaction.
- Faced with ashortageofstock,optionssellerspanicbuy.
- Theythink: "I'm not going topanicbuybut I'll have to getextrasuppliesbecause everyoneelsewillpanicbuy".
- Shoppers have been told tostoppanicbuyingfreshfood.
- They are allclamouringforturkey. So out I go to panic-buy one andfreezeit.
Buying
- acquire
- acquisition
- acquisitiveness
- bidding
- bidding war
- bite
- invest
- load up onsomething
- misorder
- money-off
- order form
- ordersomethingin
- purchasing power
- repurchase
- retail therapy
- ROBO
- ROPO
- send
- slate
- splurge
panic buy
noun[C]
uk/ˈpæn.ɪk ˌbaɪ/us/ˈpæn.ɪk ˌbaɪ/somethingboughtsuddenly,especiallybecause you areworriedabout somethingbadthat mayhappenand that maymeanthat there is not enoughfood, etc.available:
Majorsupermarketsenforcednewrulestostoppanicbuys.
I will not berushedinto making apanicbuy.
- I don'tthinkwe ought to go out and make anypanicbuys.
- I wouldseeit as apanicbuybecause it was notplanned.
- Mention thestoreto many men and thenameconjuresimagesoflast-minutepanicbuysonChristmasEve.
Buying
- acquire
- acquisition
- acquisitiveness
- bidding
- bidding war
- bite
- invest
- load up onsomething
- misorder
- money-off
- order form
- ordersomethingin
- purchasing power
- repurchase
- retail therapy
- ROBO
- ROPO
- send
- slate
- splurge