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WORF-air/ˈwɔːfeə/

Warfare is the activity of fighting a war, or intense conflict in another field: guerrilla warfare, price warfare. War (already in the dictionary) is the event or state; fighting is everyday. Occupancy is a certificate, not a marketing battle.

Meaning

The activity of fighting a war; also intense conflict in another field.

Examples

• “Price warfare in the prospectus is marketing; occupancy is a certificate.”
• “War is already in this course. Combat is military. A prospectus is comms. A cap is a number. Keep the number; save the battle for the price page.”

Good to know

Organised fighting, or intense conflict. Event: war (already in the dictionary). Marketing ≠ a cap.

Near in meaning

combat

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