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Definition of panic buying in English: panic buyingnoun mass nounThe action of buying large quantities of a particular product or commodity due to sudden fears of a forthcoming shortage or price rise. panic buying is leading to 15–30 minute queues at almost all petrol stations over here Example sentencesExamples - I don't care what anyone says, including the happy talk analysts quoted farther down in the story: this kind of panic buying is a sign of a late-stage bubble.
- And it is thought more increases could be on the way, leading to a possible spate of panic buying.
- Part two of my contingency plan addresses the food shortage caused by panic buying.
- However, following Nestlé's announcement earlier this month, there was panic buying of condensed milk across Scotland.
- There was panic buying of supplies in some supermarkets.
- They were geared up for a day of premature panic buying.
- Having witnessed the panic buying, with some drivers putting more than £40 worth of fuel in their cars, one thing was very apparent.
- However, after the initial panic buying, people settled down into a routine and food was not a problem until the end of 1916.
- Panic buying started in the resort in the morning.
- The sporadic panic buying of petrol was largely provoked by the government's own warnings.
- Retailers could do with some panic buying.
- There was definitely some panic buying going on.
- Panic buying at the pumps meant that York soon ran dry.
- Panic buying of foodstuffs and nutritional supplements (e.g. iodine) is a likely outcome.
- The specter of the unfolding financial crisis incited some panic buying of Treasuries.
- Is it time to start panic buying for duct tape again?
- Panic buying of cooking oil has even been seen in some stores.
- Nor was the panic buying good news for petrol stations.
- Some key commodities, however, look vulnerable to shortages and possible panic buying.
- The shelves are beginning to look just a little empty and the situation can't be put down entirely to panic buying.
Derivatives verb [with object]Buy large quantities of (a product or commodity) due to sudden fears of a forthcoming shortage or price rise. people are panic-buying food to store away Example sentencesExamples - no object motorists panic-bought ahead of a threatened strike by tanker drivers
- An Asda spokesman said he was confident they had enough stock as long as people did not panic-buy.
- The advice we've received is not to make any unnecessary car trips for four days and not to panic-buy gas.
- Car drivers in some parts of the country have already started to panic-buy despite pleas to fill up cars as normal.
Definition of panic buying in US English: panic buyingnoun The action of buying large quantities of a particular product or commodity due to sudden fears of a forthcoming shortage or price increase. panic buying by motorists compounded the situation—by the middle of the month, nearly all of the country's gas stations had run dry Example sentencesExamples - The shelves are beginning to look just a little empty and the situation can't be put down entirely to panic buying.
- I don't care what anyone says, including the happy talk analysts quoted farther down in the story: this kind of panic buying is a sign of a late-stage bubble.
- However, following Nestlé's announcement earlier this month, there was panic buying of condensed milk across Scotland.
- Some key commodities, however, look vulnerable to shortages and possible panic buying.
- The sporadic panic buying of petrol was largely provoked by the government's own warnings.
- Is it time to start panic buying for duct tape again?
- Panic buying of foodstuffs and nutritional supplements (e.g. iodine) is a likely outcome.
- And it is thought more increases could be on the way, leading to a possible spate of panic buying.
- Panic buying started in the resort in the morning.
- Panic buying at the pumps meant that York soon ran dry.
- They were geared up for a day of premature panic buying.
- The specter of the unfolding financial crisis incited some panic buying of Treasuries.
- However, after the initial panic buying, people settled down into a routine and food was not a problem until the end of 1916.
- There was panic buying of supplies in some supermarkets.
- Having witnessed the panic buying, with some drivers putting more than £40 worth of fuel in their cars, one thing was very apparent.
- Panic buying of cooking oil has even been seen in some stores.
- Nor was the panic buying good news for petrol stations.
- Retailers could do with some panic buying.
- Part two of my contingency plan addresses the food shortage caused by panic buying.
- There was definitely some panic buying going on.
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