買占める
かいしめる
Verb, Transitive
1.
to buy up
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災害の噂が広がり、人々は食料品を買い占め始めた。
Rumors of a disaster spread, and people began to buy up groceries.
競合他社が原材料を買い占め、供給不足を引き起こした。
A competitor bought up raw materials, causing a supply shortage.
投資家は将来の値上がりを見込んで、その土地を買い占めた。
The investor bought up the land, anticipating a future price increase.
希少な資源を買い占めることで、市場価格を操作しようとする動きが見られる。
There are movements to try to manipulate market prices by buying up rare resources.
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