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hoarding
EntityQ1343347· pop 18· linked from 186 articles

Also known as hamstering, forced collectionnism, hoarding collectionnism

thumb|300x300px|Tape hoarding Hoarding is the act of engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available.

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Instance of
behavior
Subclass of
collecting
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opposite of
danshari
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thumb|300x300px|Tape hoarding Hoarding is the act of engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available.

alt=A cartoon of two women with the above panel having a woman hoarding and the below panel having the two share resources via rationing|thumb|An anti-hoarding, pro-rationing poster from the United States in World War II

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