price discrimination

noun

The practice of charging different prices to different categories of consumers.

Meanings

nounprice discrimination (countable and uncountable, plural price discriminations)

plural price discriminations

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsThe practice of charging different prices to different categories of consumers.

Translations

Czech cenová diskriminace
  • cenová diskriminacethe practice of charging different prices to different categories of consumers
German Preisdifferenzierung
  • Preisdifferenzierungthe practice of charging different prices to different categories of consumers
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