- cutthroat competition
- 1) общ. конкуренция на удушение (направлена на уничтожение соперников)2) эк. конкуренция на удушение (ценовая конкуренция, при которой цена устанавливается ниже уровня издержек)See:
Англо-русский экономический словарь.
Англо-русский экономический словарь.
cutthroat competition — Tough competition. ► “Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry, squeezed by health plan payers, their allies, and cutthroat competition into giving discounts on an unprecedented scale.” (Drug Topics, July 24, 1995, p. 54) … American business jargon
Cutthroat — Cut throat , a. 1. Murderous; cruel; barbarous. [1913 Webster] 2. Ruthless; conducted without restraint; as, cutthroat competition. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cutthroat — I. noun Date: 1535 1. killer, murderer 2. a cruel unprincipled person II. adjective Date: 1565 1. murderous, cruel 2. marked by unprincipled practices ; ruth … New Collegiate Dictionary
cutthroat — 1 adjective (only before noun) a cutthroat activity involves people who are all trying to get the same thing, often behaving badly or unfairly to each other: Cutthroat competition led to a lot of bankruptcies and mergers. 2 noun (C) old use a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cutthroat — /ˈkʌtθroʊt / (say kutthroht) noun 1. someone who cuts throats; a murderer. 2. a cutthroat razor. –adjective 3. murderous. 4. (of a razor) having an open blade. 5. relentless: cutthroat competition. 6. relating to a game participated in by three… …
cutthroat — /kut throht /, n. 1. a person who cuts throats; murderer. adj. 2. murderous. 3. ruthless: cutthroat competition. 4. pertaining to a game, as of cards, in which each of three or more persons acts and scores as an individual. [1525 35; CUT +… … Universalium
cutthroat — 1. noun, dated a band of robbers and cutthroats Syn: murderer, killer, assassin; informal hit man 2. adjective cutthroat competition between rival firms Syn: ruthless, merciless, fierce, intense, aggressive, dog eat dog … Thesaurus of popular words
competition — Synonyms and related words: antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, championship, clashing, collision, competitor, concours, conflict, contention, contest, contrariety, contrariness, corrival, cross purposes, cutthroat competition, disaccord,… … Moby Thesaurus
competition — n. rivalry opposition 1) to offer, provide competition 2) to undercut, undersell the competition 3) bitter, fierce, formidable, keen, stiff, strong; cutthroat, unfair, unscrupulous; fair; free, unfettered; healthy competition 4) competition among … Combinatory dictionary
cutthroat — n. & adj. n. 1 a murderer. 2 (in full cutthroat razor) a razor having a long blade set in a handle and usu. folding like a penknife. 3 a species of trout, Salmo clarki, with a red mark under the jaw. adj. 1 (of competition) ruthless and intense.… … Useful english dictionary
cutthroat — Synonyms and related words: Cain, apache, assassin, assassinator, barbaric, barbarous, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody minded, bravo, brutal, brutish, bucko, bully, bullyboy, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal, cold… … Moby Thesaurus