hoarding
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hoard·ing
(hôr'dĭng, hōr'-) 
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n.
- A temporary wooden fence around a building or structure under construction or repair.
- Chiefly British. A billboard.
[Obsolete hoard, hourd, from French dialectal hourd, fence, scaffold, hurdle, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
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hoarding
Excess accumulation of commodities or currency in anticipation of scarcity and/or higher prices.
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hoarding
The excess accumulation of commodities, goods, or currency in anticipation of scarcity and/or higher prices. Hoarding is a common practice during periods of high inflation, during wartimes, and during periods of economic or political instability.
Investopedia Financial Dictionary:
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Hoarding
The purchase of large quantities of a commodity with the intent of pushing up the price. An investor hoping to increase the price of a commodity can do so by leveraging his or her demand for it, and buying physical inventory as well as purchasing futures contracts for that commodity. Hoarding can also take place in financial instruments like bonds.
Investopedia Says:
Hoarding is basically no different than buying and keeping a commodity. However, if the investor’s intent is to corner or otherwise monopolize a commodity, then it may be considered an illegal act. In 1933, owning more than $100 worth of gold became a criminal act called hoarding, but holding/hoarding as much gold as you can afford to buy was re-legalized in 1974. Unfortunately for traders and regulators, it is not always easy to distinguish hoarding from a deliberate intent to manipulate the market.
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Hoarding
This article is about the general gathering and storing of goods . For other uses, see Hoarding (disambiguation).
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Hoarding is a general term for a behavior that leads people or animals to accumulate food or other items during periods of scarcity.
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Animal behavior
Main article: Hoarding (animal behavior)
Hoarding and caching are common behaviors in many bird species as well as in rodents. Most animal caches are of food. However, some birds will also stingily collect other items, especially if the birds are pets. Magpies are famous for hoarding items such as money and jewelry, although research suggests they are no more attracted to shiny things than other kinds of items.
Human hoarding
Civil unrest or natural disaster may lead people to hoard foodstuffs, water, gasoline, and other essentials which they believe, rightly or wrongly, will soon be in short supply.
Mental illness
Main article: Compulsive hoarding
Some hoarding in humans may be a form of mental illness, specifically obsessive–compulsive disorder,[1] where the perceived importance of the hoarded items far exceeds their true value.[2] In severe cases, houses belonging to such people may become a fire hazard (due to blocked exits and stacked papers) or a health hazard (due to vermin infestation, excretia and detritus from excessive pets, hoarded food, and garbage or the risk of stacks of items collapsing on the occupants and blocking egress paths).
See also
- Hoard (archaeological)
- Hoarding (economics)
- Compulsive hoarding
- Collyer brothers—rich eccentrics, famous for compulsive hoarding
- Plyushkin—fictional Russian hoarder
References
Further reading
- Tolin, David; Frost, Randy; Steketee, Gail (2007). Buried in Treasures: Help for Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-530058-1.
- Neziroglu, Fugen; Bubrick, Jerome; Yaryura-Tobias, Jose (2004). Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save & How You Can Stop. California: New Harbinger. ISBN 978-1-57224-349-1.
- Steketee, Gail; Frost, Randy (2006). Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring: Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531055-9.
- Steketee, Gail; Frost, Randy (2006). Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring: Therapist Guide. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-530025-3.
External links
- Boston University School of Social Work
- "If I Were A Hoarder" , the daughter of a compulsive hoarder writes about hoarding.
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Hoarding
Dansk (Danish)
n. - plankeværk, indhegning, plakatstativ, hamstring, ophobning
Nederlands (Dutch)
hamsteren, verzamelen, reclamebord, (tijdelijke) schutting, het hamsteren, het opslaan
Français (French)
n. - palissade, panneau publicitaire, accumulation (d'économies)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Hamstern, Bretterzaun
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποθησαύριση, απόκρυψη (αγαθών), σανίδωμα, πλαίσιο διαφήμισης
Italiano (Italian)
recinto provvisorio, tabellone
Português (Portuguese)
n. - armazenagem (f) de alguma coisa
Русский (Russian)
тайное накопление запасов, клад
Español (Spanish)
n. - cartelera, valla publicitaria, acumulación, retención, acaparamiento
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - samling, hamstring, tesaurering (ekon.), plank, annonstavla
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贮藏, 囤积, 积畜
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 貯藏, 囤積, 積畜
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 秘蔵, 蓄積, 買いだめ, 板囲い, 広告板, 貯蔵, 貯蔵物, 掲示板
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) سياج خشبي مؤقت حول مبنى ينشأ أو يرمم, لوحه اعلانات ضخمه على الجدران الخارجيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - לוח מודעות, גדר זמנית סביב אתר בנייה
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