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shopping trip for supplies; bulk purchasing
going out specifically to buy supplies or provisions, often in larger quantities
食材の買い出しに行く。
I'm going shopping for ingredients.
パーティーの買い出しを頼まれた。
I was asked to go buy supplies for the party.
週末にまとめて買い出しをする家庭が多い。
Many households do their bulk shopping on weekends.
USAGE:
- 買い出しに行く (to go on a shopping trip)
- 買い出しを頼む (to ask someone to do the shopping)
- 食材の買い出し (grocery shopping)
NUANCE:
Implies a purposeful trip to acquire supplies, often for an event, meal preparation, or stocking up. Different from casual shopping (買い物).
RELATED:
- まとめ買い (bulk buying - the act of buying in quantity)
- 買いだめ (stocking up)
- 買い物 (shopping - general)