panic-buy
panic-buy verb: to buy items in unwarrantedly large quantities in a panicked response to coming shortages or price rises.
Verb
panic-buy (third-person singular simple present panic-buys, present participle panic-buying, simple past and past participle panic-bought)
- To buy items in unwarrantedly large quantities in a panicked response to coming shortages or price rises.
Noun
panic-buy (plural panic-buys)
- An instance of panic buying.
Forms of panic-buy
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | panic-buys |
| present participle | panic-buying |
| past participle | panic-bought |
| past | panic-bought |
| Noun | |
| plural | panic-buys |
Words that rhyme with panic-buy
Questions about panic-buy
- What does panic-buy mean?
- Panic-buy means to buy items in unwarrantedly large quantities in a panicked response to coming shortages or price rises.
- What part of speech is panic-buy?
- Panic-buy can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of panic-buy?
- The past tense of panic-buy is panic-bought.
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