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loss-leading
Derived word form of loss leader

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But it’s clear that the days of loss-leading streaming prices and huge paydays for talent are over.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

That has been a commodity, loss-leading service for the investment banks ever since the dot-com bubble burst and Wall Street agreed, in theory, to erect a wall between its analysts and dealmakers.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 30, 2014

EDF Energy does not participate in loss-leading trading activity and considers it to be against existing market regulation.

From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2012

The extra media content is where Amazon can make money on the potentially loss-leading subsidised handset.

From Forbes • Aug. 4, 2012

Any loss-leading prices Amazon wants to offer, Apple can easily afford to match.

From Slate • May 2, 2012

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