underbuilding

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At one infamous 2013 meeting, a group of private college presidents mused over a voluntary laying down of arms on merit aid so there wouldn’t be so much underbidding.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Critics contend the company has been able to secure the deals by dramatically underbidding competitors due to subsidies from Beijing.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2019

Applicants might win jobs by underbidding the competition, but they are apt to saddle themselves with a wage well below the market rate.

From Time • Jun. 12, 2012

He could just broker the deals, finding the cheapest prices and underbidding the competition.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2011

By underbidding the government itself he presently had contracts for all the vast government business of that character.

From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary