1.
bulk buying; buying in quantity; purchasing multiple items at once
the practice of buying many items or large quantities at one time, often to save money or time
週末にまとめ買いをする。
I do bulk shopping on weekends.
日用品はまとめ買いした方がお得だ。
It's more economical to buy daily necessities in bulk.
セールでまとめ買いしすぎた。
I bought too much stuff at the sale.
WORD FORMATION:
- まとめ (collecting, combining - from まとめる)
- 買い (buying - with rendaku becoming がい)
USAGE:
- まとめ買いをする (to buy in bulk)
- まとめ買いで安くなる (to get a discount for bulk buying)
RELATED TERMS:
- 買いだめ (stocking up, hoarding)
- 大量購入 (large-quantity purchase)
- ついで買い (buying on the side, impulse add-on)