ตุนสินค้า(dtun sĭn-káa)
Meanings
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[to] hoard goods; [to] stockpile
To buy and store a large quantity of goods or products, often in anticipation of a future shortage or price increase.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleไปซื้อของbpai séu kŏngไปซื้อของbpai séu kŏng[to] go shoppingเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toตุนสินค้าdtun sĭn-káaตุนสินค้าdtun sĭn-káa[to] hoard goods; [to] stockpileก่อนgònก่อนgòn1previous; prior; former2before; earlier; previously; firstพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Many people went shopping to stockpile goods before the storm arrives.
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พอporมีmeeข่าวkàaoว่าwâaจะjàล็อกดาวน์lók daaoผู้คนpôo konก็gâwแห่hàeกันไปgan bpaiตุนdtunสินค้าอุปโภคบริโภคsĭn-káa ùp-pà-pôhk bò-rí-pôhkจนเกลี้ยงjon glîiangชั้นchán
As soon as there was news of a lockdown, people rushed to stockpile consumer goods until the shelves were empty.
แม่บ้านmâe bâanหลายคนlăai konชอบchôpตุนสินค้าdtun sĭn-káaตอนdtonมีmeeโปรโมชั่นbproh-moh-chánซื้อséuหนึ่งnèungแถมtăemหนึ่งnèung
Many housewives like to stock up on products during a 'buy one, get one free' promotion.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanออกòkมาตรmâatการป้องกันgaan bpông ganผู้ประกอบการpôo bprà-gòp gaanที่têeฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàatตุนสินค้าdtun sĭn-káaเพื่อpêuuaโก่งราคาgòng raa-kaaในช่วงnai chûuangขาดแคลนkàat klaen
The government issued measures to prevent entrepreneurs who take advantage by stockpiling goods to inflate prices during a shortage.
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ตุนสินค้าdtun sĭn-káaตุนสินค้าdtun sĭn-káa[to] hoard goods; [to] stockpile