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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANIC BUYING

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Panic buying is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PANIC BUYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Panic buying

Panic buying is the act of people buying unusually large amounts of a product in anticipation of or after a disaster or perceived disaster, or in anticipation of a large price increase or shortage, as can occur before a blizzard or hurricane or government decree banning a particular popular product such as incandescent light bulbs. These goods are bought in large amounts to offset a potential shortage or as an act of safety. While panic buying can result in a sudden increase in the cost of goods, it is distinct from looting as it does not entail theft or deliberate property damage. Panic buying occurred before, during or following the: ▪ Cuban Missile Crisis - panic buying of canned foods ▪ 1973 oil crisis – panic buying of fuel. ▪ Year 2000 problem – panic buying of food. ▪ 2000 and 2005 UK fuel protests ▪ 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, especially Hurricane Katrina – panic buying of fuel, food and other supplies. ▪ 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions – panic buying of water.

Definition of panic buying in the English dictionary

The definition of panic buying in the dictionary is the buying up of large quantities of a commodity which, it is feared, is likely to be in short supply.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PANIC BUYING

panic
panic alarm
panic attack
panic bolt
panic button
panic disorder
panic grass
panic reaction
panic room
panic selling
panic stations
panic-stricken
panic-struck
panically
panicked
panicking
panicky
panicle
panicled
panicmonger

WORDS THAT END LIKE PANIC BUYING

annoying
bulk buying
bulk-buying
buying
copying
crying
dying
flying
forward buying
home-buying
impulse buying
lying
nonbuying
outlying
paying
playing
saying
support buying
trying
underlying

Synonyms and antonyms of panic buying in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «panic buying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PANIC BUYING

Find out the translation of panic buying to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of panic buying from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «panic buying» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抢购
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compras de pánico
570 millions of speakers

English

panic buying
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आतंक खरीद
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شراء الذعر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паническая скупка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compra de pânico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যানিক ক্রয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

achats de panique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membeli panik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Panikkäufe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衝動買い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공황 구매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panik tuku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoảng loạn mua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீதி கொள்முதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅनीक खरेदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Panik satın alma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acquisti dettati dal panico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

panika kupna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

панічна скупка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cumpărare de panică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγορές πανικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paniek koop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

panikköp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

panikk kjøp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of panic buying

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PANIC BUYING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PANIC BUYING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about panic buying

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANIC BUYING»

Discover the use of panic buying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to panic buying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Panic Buying
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Nethanel Willy, 2012
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Pandemic Influenza: 4th Report of Session 2005-06; Report ...
The other problem, of course, would be panic buying. When people believe that by going out of doors and going into food stores they are increasing the risk of them catching some disease, then they would tend to panic buy to hoard and to ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Science and Technology Committee, 2005
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Panic
Stern, Lord Nicholas (2006) Stem Review on the Economics of Climate Change, London: HMSO. Stewart, Heather (2012) 'UK retail sales boosted by petrol panic buying', The Guardian, 20 April. http:/ /www. guardian.co.uk/business/ 20 ...
Keith Tester, 2013
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Prisoner of the State
This caused bank runs and panic buying in the summer of 1988. Panic buying for certain supplies had occurred many times in the past, so it was not unfamiliar to us. But this time it was different. In the past, panic buying had been caused by ...
Premier Zhao Ziyang, 2012
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Finance and Investment Handbook
PANIC BUYING OR SELLING flurry of buying or selling accompanied by high volume done in anticipation of sharply rising or falling prices. A sudden news event will trigger panic buying or selling, leaving investors little time to evaluate the ...
John Downes, Jordan Elliot Goodman, 2003
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Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms
PANIC BUYING OR SELLING flurry of buying or selling accompanied by high volume done in anticipation of sharply rising or falling prices. A sudden news event will trigger panic buying or selling, leaving investors little time to evaluate the ...
John Downes, Jordan Elliot Goodman, 2010
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Purchasing for Chefs: A Concise Guide
A restaurant customer may engage in panic buying if, for example, he or she insists on having dinner at a swanky restaurant and is willing to tip out everybody and their brother in order to get a last- minute reservation. Pricing seems to us to be ...
Andrew H. Feinstein, John M. Stefanelli, 2009
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Social Processes: An Introduction to Sociology
In what is called panic buying, rumors of a shortage of some essential product lead to a stampede to purchase it, thereby creating a real shortage. Collective Fear: Panic. When people are confronted by great danger, they respond in several ...
Tamotsu Shibutani, 1986
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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry ...
The ample supplies of sugar, for instance, show how foolish it was for some people to hoard sugar last Iune and Iuly. We have plenty of food. As foolish panic buying has subsided, retail food prices have declined more than I 1/2 percent from ...
Truman, Harry S., 1965
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Day Trade Online
The moralofthe story is this: Panic buying destroys wealth. Thiswasa badtradefrom the start, with poor odds anda poor riskrewardratio. You willbeunableto beatother traders to the punch when everyoneis reacting to thesameinformation atthe ...
Christopher A. Farrell, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANIC BUYING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term panic buying is used in the context of the following news items.
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Looking back: This week in Klamath Basin history
Such panic buying experienced in two local grocery stores which placed coffee on sale this week, was caused by word that coffee prices may ... «Herald and News, Jul 15»
2
You know it's hot when ... 10 signs that the sun is out in Crawley
There's nothing like a bit of panic buying to bring us all together as a community. What if the heatwave lasts a month? And what if we don't have ... «Crawley News, Jul 15»
3
Africa's supermarket shopping revolution
“We still have a lot of panic buying,” he says. “A customer will see a product and buy the whole shelf — because they are not sure it's coming ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
COE prices for cars fall further
From February to last month, a wave of panic buying sent car premiums to as high as $79,500. Buyers feared that prices would rise once a ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
The Norwich City Debate - your questions answered
I now a little concerned that we wont make any quality signings and resort to panic buying. Thoughts? by FishtheFishFish July 22 at 5:15 AM. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
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10 Reasons Shopping With Mates Sucks And You Should Go Alone
Except, whenever I used to go shopping with my friends, I'd feel bad for spending so long in the changing room so would end up panic buying everything. «The Debrief, Jul 15»
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Greece crisis: How will it affect businesses in Leicestershire?
... his nation by pushing through fresh austerity measures. Panic buying appeared to be taking hold as Greeks pulled their cash out of banks. «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
8
Gold Leads Commodities 'Mess' That Has Many Investors Smarting
Yellow metal has been way over priced because of panic buying until people were paying $1800 (aren't you glad you didn't pay that). «Forex Factory, Jul 15»
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Dixons bucks the trend with some good news from Greece
Dixons revealed last week that Greek shoppers had been panic buying electrical and white goods in the wake of the 'non' referendum, though ... «Re:locate Magazine, Jul 15»
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Dixons Carphone profits rise 21% amid Greek panic buying
Dixons Carphone has reported a 21% rise in profits, in part helped by Greeks panic buying big-ticket items such as large-screen TVs as a safe ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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