買い置き

かいおき【買い置き】

*stock

〖C〗〔…の〕蓄え〔of〕

*reserve

〖C〗〔…の〕蓄え〔of〕.

¶ → 買い置きする

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かいおき【買い置き】

〔必要に備えて買っておくこと〕 buying [laying] in 《a stock of candles》; stocking up 《on sth》; buying sth in case one needs 《it》; buying a stock [reserve] of 《food》.

～する ＝～をする.

●地震などの自然災害に備えて電池を買い置きしている. I have a reserve of [I've stocked up on] batteries in case there's a natural disaster like an earthquake.

・わが家ではいつも 1 週間分の食糧を買い置きしてある. My family always keeps enough food in the house to last a week [a week's reserves of food in the house].

●「砂糖が切れてる」「戸棚に買い置きがあるわ」 “We've run out of sugar.”―“There's an emergency supply [I've put some aside] in the cupboard.”

●買い置きの品 a reserve stock 《of soap》; an emergency supply 《of candles》; reserves of 《food》; things laid in [purchased] in case of need.

●買い置きをする lay in 《extra food》; stock up 《on wine》; buy sth in case one needs 《it》.