Definition

Verb: - To buy goods in bulk, typically for resale or commercial purposes: The primary meaning of "cất hàng" is the commercial action of purchasing goods, often in large quantities, with the intention of storing them for future sale, distribution, or use. It implies a wholesale or stockpiling activity rather than a simple retail purchase.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cửa hàng tạp hóa mới đã cất hàng từ nhà phân phối lớn. (The new grocery store bought goods from a major distributor.)
  • Anh ấy thường cất hàng trái cây trước mỗi mùa lễ hội. (He usually buys goods [like] fruit before each festival season.)
  • Công ty chúng tôi cần cất hàng nguyên liệu thô cho sản xuất. (Our company needs to buy goods [like] raw materials for production.)

Advanced Usage

• "cất hàng tích trữ": to buy and hoard goods.
  • Một số người có thói quen cất hàng tích trữ khi nghe tin giá cả sắp tăng. (Some people have the habit of buying and hoarding goods when they hear prices are about to rise.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhập hàng (verb): to import goods; to take in stock. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably in commercial contexts.
  • Cửa hàng sẽ nhập hàng mới vào tuần tới. (The store will take in new stock next week.)
• Mua hàng (verb): to buy goods/shop. This is the general term for buying, without the specific connotation of bulk or commercial stockpiling inherent in "cất hàng".
  • Tôi đi siêu thị để mua hàng cho gia đình. (I go to the supermarket to shop for my family.)
• Dự trữ hàng hóa (verb phrase): to stockpile goods.

Synonyms

• Thu mua (verb): to purchase, to procure (often used for agricultural products or in a collecting sense).
• Tích trữ hàng (verb phrase): to stockpile goods.

Notes on Meaning

The word "cất" in "cất hàng" carries the dual meaning of "to buy" and "to put away/store." Therefore, the action is not complete with just the purchase; it inherently includes the subsequent act of storing the acquired goods. It is almost exclusively used in commercial, business, or trading contexts.

verb

1. To buy goods