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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And Beijing is now concerned that price wars don't just hurt companies and suppliers but also wages, tax revenues and the entire economy.
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Elaine Yu, CNBC, 21 July 2025
By the late 1990s, Beijing had had enough of the domestic price wars and local pollution.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 July 2025
Internet stocks declined as concerns over a restaurant and food delivery price war weighed on sentiment.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Experts have sounded the alarm over the economy in recent days, especially destructive price wars, which could spur policymakers to ramp up stimulus efforts, analysts said.
—semafor.com, 10 July 2025
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Elaine Yu, CNBC, 21 July 2025
By the late 1990s, Beijing had had enough of the domestic price wars and local pollution.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 July 2025
Internet stocks declined as concerns over a restaurant and food delivery price war weighed on sentiment.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Experts have sounded the alarm over the economy in recent days, especially destructive price wars, which could spur policymakers to ramp up stimulus efforts, analysts said.
—semafor.com, 10 July 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 25 Jul. 2025.
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