- price war
- noun Date: 1925 commercial competition characterized by the repeated cutting of prices below those of competitors
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price war
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price war — ➔ war * * * price war UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE a situation in which companies compete with each other by reducing prices: a fierce/vicious price war »A fierce price war has buffeted the US car business and caused deep unease in Detroit, the home … Financial and business terms
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price war — price′ war n. intensive competition, esp. among retailers, in which prices are repeatedly cut in order to undersell competitors or force competitors out of business • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
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Price War — When companies continuously lower prices to undercut the competition. A price war may be used to increase revenue in the short term or as a longer term strategy to gain market share. Price wars can be prevented through strategic price management… … Investment dictionary
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