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price war

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a situation in which different companies compete with each other by reducing prices: A supermarket price war has led to lower profit margins.Costs and expenses
(Definition of price war noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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