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買い占める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 買い占める | 買い占めない |
| Polite | 買い占めます | 買い占めません |
| Past polite | 買い占めました | 買い占めませんでした |
| Past | 買い占めた | 買い占めなかった |
| Te-form | 買い占めて | 買い占めないで |
| Desire | 買い占めたい | 買い占めたくない |
| Potential | 買い占められるalso 買い占めれる | 買い占められないalso 買い占めれない |
| Passive | 買い占められる | 買い占められない |
| Causative | 買い占めさせる | 買い占めさせない |
| Causative passive | 買い占めさせられる | 買い占めさせられない |
| Volitional | 買い占めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 買い占めましょう | |
| Imperative | 買い占めろ | 買い占めるな |
| Conditional | 買い占めれば | 買い占めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 買い占めたら | 買い占めなかったら |
Meanings
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
buy up; corner the market
Used when someone purchases a large quantity of a product, often to control supply or resell at a higher price. Can imply speculative or monopolistic behavior.
He tried to buy up the new product before its release.
People who buy up tickets for resale are becoming a problem.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を買い占めるto buy up all of a certain product
People in a panic bought up all the masks.
- 〈場所〉で〈物〉を買い占めるto buy up a product at a particular place
The investors bought up all the land on that island.
Expressions
- 株買い占めcornering the stock market; stock cornering