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razor and blades

razor and blades noun: a business model where one item is sold cheaply (or given away for free) in order to increase sales of a complementary good, such as blades for a razor, or ink cartridges for a printer.

Noun

razor and blades (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) A business model where one item is sold cheaply (or given away for free) in order to increase sales of a complementary good, such as blades for a razor, or ink cartridges for a printer.

Questions about razor and blades

What does razor and blades mean?
Razor and blades means a business model where one item is sold cheaply (or given away for free) in order to increase sales of a complementary good, such as blades for a razor, or ink cartridges for a printer.
What part of speech is razor and blades?
Razor and blades is a noun.

Words near razor and blades in the dictionary

  1. Razon
  2. Razons
  3. razoo
  4. razoos
  5. razor
  6. razor and blades
  7. razor blade
  8. razor blade slot
  9. razor bladed
  10. razor blades
  11. razor blading

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