panic buying
noun [U]Definition
› 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.Buying
(Definition of panic buying noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Firing staff
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Synonyms and related words:
- bidding war noun
- bite verb (SHOW INTEREST)
- brand loyalty noun
- bulk-buy verb
- buy into sth phrasal verb (BUSINESS)
- import noun (BRINGING IN)
- import verb
- kick the tires idiom
- on the slate idiom
- order form noun
- order noun (REQUEST)
- order sth in phrasal verb
- outbid verb
- patronize verb (BE CUSTOMER)
- run noun (BUY)
- shopping noun
- stock up phrasal verb
- trade sth in phrasal verb
- trade up/down phrasal verb
- trade-in noun
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