price war
noun
: commercial competition characterized by the repeated cutting of prices below those of competitors
Examples of price war in a Sentence
The airlines are engaged in another price war.
Recent Examples on the Web
But overall economic growth has slowed, while intense competition in the new energy vehicle category has prompted a price war.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
Alibaba and its fellow tech companies Tencent and JD are engaged in a separate price war in the cloud computing space.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 22 May 2024
Private label is becoming the weapon of choice in price wars.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
But faced with a growing preference for hybrids at home and a brutal price war, Chinese automakers want to export more vehicles abroad.
—Robert Ferris,eunice Yoon, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
Alibaba and its fellow tech companies Tencent and JD are engaged in a separate price war in the cloud computing space.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 22 May 2024
Private label is becoming the weapon of choice in price wars.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
But faced with a growing preference for hybrids at home and a brutal price war, Chinese automakers want to export more vehicles abroad.
—Robert Ferris,eunice Yoon, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
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 29 Sep. 2024.
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