cannibalise
- a variation of cannibalize.
Example Sentences
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This means Microsoft is taking a huge gamble, choosing to potentially cannibalise sales in exchange for - it hopes - a sharp increase to Game Pass subscribers.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
The Challenger 2 is no longer in production and even the British Army has had to cannibalise some spare parts from its existing fleet.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2023
The chain has seen falling table turnover rates and profits as consumers dine out less and new stores cannibalise business at older locations.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2021
It is a relationship so close that the place at which one ends and the other begins can be difficult to pinpoint and the two regularly cannibalise one another.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2014
It is more complicated in countries with a well-established download market, such as America and Britain, where industry executives worry that streaming may cannibalise downloads.
From Economist ● Mar. 20, 2014
