Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
panic buying
Croatian translation:
panična kupnja
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Mirna Vilisic
Apr 13, 2020 14:54
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English term
panic buying
COVID-19
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Social Sciences
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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 sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
(Croatian)
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Mirna Vilisic
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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 sentences:
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)
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