Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panic buying

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
pan-ic buy-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The buying of commodities or other assets earlier than normal, or in quantities greater than normal, because of rumours of coming shortages or price rises.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

panic buyings (plural)

Phrases

impulse buying panic selling revenge buying

Frequently Paired Words

impulse buying panic selling revenge buying

Questions

What does panic buying mean?
The buying of commodities or other assets earlier than normal, or in quantities greater than normal, because of rumours of coming shortages or price rises.

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