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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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of price war was in 1895

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“Price war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20war. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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