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

Even with these changes, Alibaba is facing an intense price war in China with rivals including PDD and JD.com. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 May 2025

Is the current oil price weakness the beginning of a new price war, and/or heralding a new, lower price level? —Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Samsung, Google, Motorola, retailers and, to a lesser extent, Apple (via surprisingly competitive trade-in pricing) are locked in an increasingly aggressive price war as people hold on to their phones for longer. —Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

Soon Aussie critter wines—popular wine labels depicting cute animals—had competition from elsewhere in the world and a price war ensued, which Australia couldn’t win. —Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for price war

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• blastopore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore