Meanings
panic buying, panic purchase (a hasty purchase of everyday goods, especially in unusually large quantities, out of fear that they may soon become scarce or unavailable)
Aus Sorge vor Lieferengpässen kam es in vielen Supermärkten zu Panikkäufen von haltbaren Lebensmitteln und Toilettenpapier.Concern about supply shortages led to panic buying of nonperishable food and toilet paper in many supermarkets.