panic buying

Turkish translation: panik alışverişi

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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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Turkish translation:panik alışverişi
Definition:
Kıtlık korkusu, belirsizlik gibi nedenlerle paniğe kapılarak yaşamsal ihtiyaçlarını stoklama eğilimi göstererek aşırı alışveriş yapmak.
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5 +2panik alışverişi
Ayse Duru Mergenci
5panik satın alma
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panik satın alma


Definition from own experience or research:
Insanılarin olabilecek kötü bir şeyden endişe duyduklari durumlarda aniden normalin cok ustunde ve asiri miktarda yiyecek, yakıt vb. satın aldıklari bir durumdur.

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AJ Ablooglu
Türkiye
Local time: 23:54
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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panik alışverişi


Definition from own experience or research:
Kıtlık korkusu, belirsizlik gibi nedenlerle paniğe kapılarak yaşamsal ihtiyaçlarını stoklama eğilimi göstererek aşırı alışveriş yapmak.

Example sentence(s):
  • Dünya genelinde gitgide artan korona virüsü korkusuna paralel olarak bakkal ve süpermarketlerde kuru ve konserve ürünlere de talep artıyor... Peki "panik alışverişi" (Panic Shopping) adı verilen bu davranış biçimi gerçekten gerekli mi? - www.ranababaccelebi.com  
  • Panik Alışverişinin Ardındaki Psikoloji - bilimfili.com  
  • Mümkün oldukça evlerimizde kalmamız gereken bu belirsiz süreçte kaynakları paylaşarak kullanmak, ihtiyacımızdan fazlasını elimizde tutmamak ve “panik alışverişi” yapmamak çok önemli. - livetobloom.com  
Ayse Duru Mergenci
Türkiye
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4

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