loss leader

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noun
  1. a popular article that is sold at a very low price or at a loss for the purpose of attracting customers to a retail store.: Compare leader (def. 4).

Origin of loss leader

1
First recorded in 1920–25

Other words from loss leader

  • loss-leading, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for loss leader

loss leader

noun
  1. an article offered below cost in the hope that customers attracted by it will buy other goods

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