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

Tech Chart of the Day Top Tech Stories An intense price war in China’s food delivery sector is dealing more damage than expected to the country’s e-commerce giants, forcing analysts and investors to slash their share price targets. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025

But the Chinese parent company of retailer Temu saw profit margins shrink amid a price war with Alibaba and JD.com. —Google fights mobile malware. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025

China's anti-involution campaign aims to dissuade industries against destructive price wars to gain market share at the expense of eroding profits. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025

The Chinese government has attempted to tamp down on a now-years-long auto price war that has seen round after round of aggressive cuts as the country cranks out tens of millions of vehicles annually. —Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for price war

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