[rey-zer] 
| 1. | a sharp-edged instrument used esp. for shaving the face or trimming the hair. |
| 2. | an electrically powered instrument used for the same purpose. |
| 3. | to shave, cut, or remove with or as if with a razor. |
| 4. | on the razor's edge, in a difficult or precarious position. |
| ra·zor (rā'zər) n.
To shave, cut, or remove with or as with a razor: razored off the mustache; razored pages from a rare book. [Middle English rasor, from Old French, from raser, to scrape; see raze.] |
Razor - Razorblade Model
A business tactic involving the sale of dependent goods for different prices - one good is sold at a discount, while the second dependent good is sold at a considerably higher price.
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If you've ever purchased razors and their replacement blades, you know this business method well. The razors are practically free, but the replacement blades are extremely expensive.
The video-game industry is another user of this pricing strategy. They sell the game consoles at a relatively low price, recouping the lost profits on the high-priced games.
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Razor
The Nazarites were forbidden to make use of the razor (Num. 6:5; Judg. 13:5). At their consecration the Levites were shaved all over with a razor (Num. 8:7; comp. Ps. 52:2; Ezek. 5:1).
razor
keen-edged cutting implement for shaving or cutting hair. Prehistoric cave drawings show that clam shells, shark's teeth, and sharpened flints were used as shaving implements, and flints are still in use by certain primitive tribes. Solid gold and copper razors have been found in Egyptian tombs of the 4th millennium BC. According to the Roman historian Livy, the razor was introduced in Rome in the 6th century BC by Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, legendary king of Rome; but shaving did not become customary until the 5th century BC.
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