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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Tesla in China Tesla is the only significant non-Chinese player in China’s fiercely competitive EV market, though a years-long price war with domestic manufacturers is pressuring its sales numbers and margins.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Asia, 5 July 2024
After several boom years, even the hype-generating powers of Tesla CEO Elon Musk weren't able to stave off the realities of a small and stagnant product line and a brutal price war, particularly in China.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
Saudi Arabia decided to wage a price war against emerging U.S. shale oil producers, and oil prices plummeted as a result.
—Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2020
But the recent deflationary downturn in China sparked by an imploding real estate market lead to a brutal price war that many western carmakers cannot or will not follow.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 June 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Asia, 5 July 2024
After several boom years, even the hype-generating powers of Tesla CEO Elon Musk weren't able to stave off the realities of a small and stagnant product line and a brutal price war, particularly in China.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
Saudi Arabia decided to wage a price war against emerging U.S. shale oil producers, and oil prices plummeted as a result.
—Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2020
But the recent deflationary downturn in China sparked by an imploding real estate market lead to a brutal price war that many western carmakers cannot or will not follow.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 June 2024
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“Price war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20war. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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