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.
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Starbucks is caught in the middle of a price war in China.
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Ryan Baker, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
If the group isn’t relaxing its voluntary cuts and Russian production and exports rise steadily, expect a lot more tension in the group up to and possibly including a new price war.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Analysts said the move could further fuel a brutal, ongoing price war in the world’s biggest car market.
—Hassan Tayir, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Chinese rivals have recently claimed to produce competing AI technologies at lower costs than U.S. rivals, sparking fears of a price war.
—Stephen Nellis and Deborah Mary Sophia, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Baker, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
If the group isn’t relaxing its voluntary cuts and Russian production and exports rise steadily, expect a lot more tension in the group up to and possibly including a new price war.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Analysts said the move could further fuel a brutal, ongoing price war in the world’s biggest car market.
—Hassan Tayir, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Chinese rivals have recently claimed to produce competing AI technologies at lower costs than U.S. rivals, sparking fears of a price war.
—Stephen Nellis and Deborah Mary Sophia, USA TODAY, 31 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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