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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That could, analysts said, start a price war for AI services, potentially pressuring tech companies such as OpenAI that are already losing billions of dollars each year due to the high operational costs of running services such as ChatGPT.
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Aditya Soni and Zaheer Kachwala, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
In recent years, Chinese brands like BYD have turned to the export market as a new source of growth, thanks to an extended price war in their home market.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 13 Jan. 2025
And amid the intensifying price war in China, American automaker Tesla cut prices by 10,000 yuan for its Model Y through Dec. 31.
—Sonia Heng, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
In a market driven by price wars, simply offering points for repeat purchases is not enough to keep customers from going elsewhere.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Aditya Soni and Zaheer Kachwala, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
In recent years, Chinese brands like BYD have turned to the export market as a new source of growth, thanks to an extended price war in their home market.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 13 Jan. 2025
And amid the intensifying price war in China, American automaker Tesla cut prices by 10,000 yuan for its Model Y through Dec. 31.
—Sonia Heng, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
In a market driven by price wars, simply offering points for repeat purchases is not enough to keep customers from going elsewhere.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Price war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20war. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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