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surge pricing

surge pricing noun: synonym of dynamic pricing.

Noun

surge pricing (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of dynamic pricing.
    • One survey showed that half of customers think of dynamic pricing as price gouging; surge pricing in rideshare apps leads to more customer complaints; and polls show that shoppers are worried about companies collecting their data to shape prices.2024 April 16, Christopher Beam, “Welcome to Pricing Hell”, in The Atlantic
    Synonyms:
    dynamic pricing

Synonyms of surge pricing

Origin of surge pricing

Popularized by the ride-hailing service Uber.

Questions about surge pricing

What does surge pricing mean?
Surge pricing means synonym of dynamic pricing.
What part of speech is surge pricing?
Surge pricing is a noun.

Words near surge pricing in the dictionary

  1. surg techs
  2. surg.
  3. surgation
  4. surgations
  5. surge
  6. surge pricing
  7. surge protector
  8. surge protectors
  9. surge suppressor
  10. surge suppressors
  11. surge tank

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