Undersell
[ʌndə'sel] or [,ʌndɚ'sɛl]
Definition
(v. t.) To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.
Inputed by Fidel
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Sell cheaper than.
Typed by Elroy
Definition
v.t. to sell under or cheaper than another: to defeat fair trade by selling for too small a price.—n. Undersell′er.
Checker: Otis
Examples
- In manufactures, a very small advantage will enable foreigners to undersell our own workmen, even in the home market. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They even profit by his underselling the poorer workmen who deal in the same way with him. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It became vitally necessary for the workers to make agreements--illegal though they were--against such underselling. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Terrence