unfair competition

American  

noun

1. acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.

2. the use of any such methods.

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Example Sentences

“Unfair competition, especially from China, puts a lot of pressure on us, ” French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday ahead of a meeting of EU leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The letter raised the possibility that the insurer demands may violate the insurance code and the state’s primary consumer protection law, the Unfair Competition Law.

From Los Angeles Times

“So the question is can California ever be in a position to enforce its state gambling laws against companies like Kalshi? While AG Bonta can bring a civil enforcement action right now in California against Kalshi pursuant to the state’s unfair competition and false advertising laws, it might be prudent to wait until after the 9th Circuit rules.”

From Los Angeles Times

"In recent years, we have been hit hard by... unfair competition in international trade," Juan Carlos Cashat, president of a footwear manufacturers' association in central Guanajuato state, told AFP.

From Barron's

This "will help traditional EU farming products sell more in India, by removing unfair competition in the form of imitations", the EU executive said.

From Barron's