price war
noun
: commercial competition characterized by the repeated cutting of prices below those of competitors
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The airlines are engaged in another price war.
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This makes margins vulnerable in a price war — which is exactly what has happened with EVs amid slowing sales growth in the United States and intense competition in China.
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Liam Denning, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
This has already triggered an inference price war in China, which will likely spill over to the rest of the world.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Ongoing clash The potential price war is set against a backdrop of falling stock market prices and an ongoing battle at the state Capitol over electricity prices.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
This year, that price war looks set to reach across the Pacific Ocean.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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Liam Denning, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
This has already triggered an inference price war in China, which will likely spill over to the rest of the world.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Ongoing clash The potential price war is set against a backdrop of falling stock market prices and an ongoing battle at the state Capitol over electricity prices.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
This year, that price war looks set to reach across the Pacific Ocean.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for price war
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“Price war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20war. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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