Loss leader

//ˈlɒs ˈliːdə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An item that is sold at or below cost in an effort to stimulate other profitable sales.

    "Sugar was a strategic product in the scheme; in part, because it was the chief source of ‘disturbance’ in the wholesale and retail trades owing to its use as what would now be called a ‘loss leader’, and, in part, because on the supply side the industry was dominated by one refiner behind a substantial tariff wall, thereby facilitating ‘stabilised’ pricing."

  2. 2
    a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers wordnet

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