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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The profit decline narrowed in July following a 4.3% slump in June and a 9.1% drop in May, as the government pledged tougher regulations to the punishing price wars that have hurt firms’ financial health.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 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
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
Trump did pass pro-oil policies, but the OPEC+ production cuts that began raising oil prices were the biggest factor that returned growth back to pre-OPEC price war levels.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 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
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
Trump did pass pro-oil policies, but the OPEC+ production cuts that began raising oil prices were the biggest factor that returned growth back to pre-OPEC price war levels.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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 4 Sep. 2025.
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