The mere presence of a giant in a field will intimidate existing competitors and discourage potential new competitors.

The sheer size of the Japanese investment seems bound to discourage American and European competitors from re-entering the memory chip market.

The saw-tooth effect is to discourage competitors from kerb-hopping.

In his season of Pleasures, he'll fight for as many females as he can, though many times just displaying that rack is enough to discourage competitors.

To discourage competitors from making compatible products, publishers of proprietary software often keep the details of their programs' serialization formats a trade secret.

It could also discourage would-be local competitors from building their own operations to compete with the Bells.

This allows you to utilise your invention in products and in advertising while discouraging potential competitors from copying it.

Growth may discourage competitors and may discourage others from entering the field.

A bargain price may well attract considerable sales and at the same time discourage competitors.

But consumer groups oppose the proposed extensions, arguing that granting them would discourage competitors from entering the field.