Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panic-buy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
pan-ic-buy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To buy items in unwarrantedly large quantities in a panicked response to coming shortages or price rises.

Transitive verb

noun

An instance of panic buying.

Usage

Inflected Forms

panic-buys (present, singular) panic-buying (participle, present) panic-bought (participle, past) panic-bought (past) panic-buys (plural)

Rhymes With

by my why high on high try guy buy little guy why oh why july die

Questions

What does panic-buy mean?
To buy items in unwarrantedly large quantities in a panicked response to coming shortages or price rises.

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