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

But its industry titans are also locked in a knock-down, drag-out fight for market share, with brutal price wars and competition in a crowded home market deflating profits and stymieing growth. —Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

The company’s earnings underscored the toll of a yearslong price war in China’s auto sector, which has yet to abate — BYD’s discounts in March hit their highest level in years. —Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026

But Chinese automakers has been facing immense pressure from ferocious price wars over the past months. —ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026

China’s industrial firms saw their profits jump sharply in the first two months this year, thanks to Beijing’s push to curb overcapacity and bruising price wars sweeping across sectors. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for price war

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