買(か)いだめ

かいだめ

noun

stocking up; hoarding; buying in advance

shopping daily-life

1. stocking up; buying in advance; hoarding

purchasing and storing supplies in advance, especially in anticipation of shortages, emergencies, or price increases

台風(たいふう)前(まえ)に食料(しょくりょう)を買(か)いだめした。

I stocked up on food before the typhoon.

値上(ねあ)げ前(まえ)に買(か)いだめする人(ひと)が増(ふ)えた。

More people are stocking up before the price increase.

買(か)いだめが原因(げんいん)で品切(しなぎ)れになった。

Items went out of stock due to hoarding.

Forms

買(か)い (buying)
だめ (溜(た)め - storing, accumulating)

Usage

While まとめ買(が)い is neutral (efficient shopping), 買(か)いだめ often has a slightly negative connotation when it involves panic buying or hoarding that affects supply for others.
Commonly seen before natural disasters, during pandemics, or before announced price increases.

買(か)いだめをする / 買(か)いだめする (to stock up, to hoard)
買(か)いだめに走(はし)る (to rush to stock up)

Related Words

Synonym: まとめ買(が)い (bulk buying; buying in quantity)

Compare: 買(か)い占(し)める (to buy up; hoard (negative))

Related: 買(か)い出(だ)し (shopping trip for supplies)

Related: 衝動買(しょうどうが)い (impulse buying)

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Added 2026.1.25 9:55 · Revised 2026.10.12 3:42

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