panic buying

Croatian translation: panična kupnja

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English term or phrase:panic buying
Croatian translation:panična kupnja
Entered by: Mirna Vilisic

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14:54 Apr 13, 2020
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COVID-19 - Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Slang, Journalism
English term or phrase: panic buying
Definition from Cambridge Dictionary:
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.

Example sentence(s):
  • This panic buying in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus is due to the brain's survival mode overriding any rational decision making, according to human behavior expert Dr. Ali Fenwick. Insider
  • If other people are panic buying, the best strategy for us is to do the same because, if not, we are left with nothing. Khmer Times
  • The measures, which included two-item caps on certain products and allocated shopping times for the elderly, were imposed in reaction to panic buying and stockpiling, which resulted in empty shelves. ITV News
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panična kupnja
Definition:
Panična kupnja događa se kada potrošači kupuju neuobičajeno velike količine proizvoda u očekivanju katastrofe ili nakon nje, ili očekujući velik porast cijene ili nestašicu.
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panična kupnja


Definition from own experience or research:
Panična kupnja događa se kada potrošači kupuju neuobičajeno velike količine proizvoda u očekivanju katastrofe ili nakon nje, ili očekujući velik porast cijene ili nestašicu.

Example sentence(s):
  • A ispraznila ih je panična kupnja u iščekivanju pandemije koronavirusom. - rtl.hr  
  • Dan poslije prvih znakova panične kupnje riže i instant rezanaca, premijer Lee Hsien Loong na televiziji je pozvao na smirenje i uvjerio građane da zemlja ima i više nego dovoljno zaliha. - telegram.hr  
Mirna Vilisic
Croatia
Local time: 23:45
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