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acambarcar

verb/ɐkɐ̃bɐɾˈkaɾ/low

a·cam·bar·car

Definition

To hoard, to corner (a market); to buy up and retain large quantities of a commodity to create scarcity and sell at a higher price.
During the crisis, they tried to hoard toilet paper.
The large landowner cornered vast tracts of land.

Etymology

Do francês 'accaparer' (monopolizar).

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