cost leader

noun [C]

Definition

› a company that can make a product more cheaply than other companies making the same type of product: Our cost-leader strategy will gain us a competitive advantage based upon low prices.

cost leadership noun [U] › Cost leadership lies at the heart of our future business success.

(Definition of cost leader noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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