買い占め
Meanings
1
buying up; cornering the market
Refers to purchasing large quantities of a product, often to control supply or in anticipation of a shortage. Commonly used in economic and news contexts.
After the disaster, some people bought up water.
Speculators are cornering the crude oil futures market.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を買い占めるto buy up all of 〈物〉
Dealers bought up all the masks.
- 〈物〉の買い占めが起こるa buying-up spree of 〈物〉 occurs
A panic buying spree of toilet paper broke out.
- 買い占めに走るto rush into panic buying
Consumers rushed into panic buying.
Expressions
- 株買い占めcornering the stock market; stock cornering