panic buying

German translation: Panikkäufe / Hamsterkäufe

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English term or phrase:	panic buying
German translation:	Panikkäufe / Hamsterkäufe
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14:54 Apr 13, 2020

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COVID-19 - Social Sciences - Journalism
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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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Panikkauf

Definition:
Überstürzter Kauf von Waren des täglichen Bedarfs auf Vorrat aus Angst vor Verknappung

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Panikkauf

Definition from Duden:
Überstürzter Kauf von Waren des täglichen Bedarfs auf Vorrat aus Angst vor Verknappung

Example sentence(s):

Auch der Bundesverband des pharmazeutischen Großhandels erklärte währenddessen, dass Atemschutzmasken nur noch in Kleinst- oder Restmengen verfügbar seien. Die Menschen tätigten Panikkäufe - nicht nur in Hessen. - Frankfurter Neue Presse
In den Bundesländern zeigen die Politiker jetzt auf das Versagen der Mediziner und umgekehrt. Dabei hat tatsächlich fast niemand die Panikkäufe der Bürger vorhergesehen. Angesichts der Wucht, die echte und falsche Nachrichten heute in sozialen Medien entfalten, ist das ein fatales Versäumnis. - Süddeutsche Zeitung
„Eine Kundin hat einen regelrechten Panikkauf getätigt und für 400 Euro Konserven eingekauft“, berichtete Kappe. - Hannoversche Allgemeine

Explanation:
Statt "Panikkauf" (oder dem häufiger verwendeten Plural "Panikkäufe") gibt es auch noch das Synonym "Hamsterkäufe" (näher an dem im Zitat von ITV News genannten englischen "stockpiling").

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