competition
the act of competing; rivalry for supremacy, a prize, etc.: The competition between the two teams was bitter.
a contest for some prize, honor, or advantage: Both girls entered the competition.
the rivalry offered by a competitor: The small merchant gets powerful competition from the chain stores.
a competitor or competitors: What is your competition offering?
Sociology. rivalry between two or more persons or groups for an object desired in common, usually resulting in a victor and a loser but not necessarily involving the destruction of the latter.
Ecology. the struggle among organisms, both of the same and of different species, for food, space, and other vital requirements.
Origin of competition
1Other words for competition
Other words from competition
- non·com·pe·ti·tion, adjective
- pro·com·pe·ti·tion, adjective
- su·per·com·pe·ti·tion, noun
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How to use competition in a sentence
The team sifts through tools and monitors search term competition, so it’s not always bidding for the number one search term which could eat into margins.
Beyond the boom and bust cycle: How The Sun grew and stabilized its e-commerce revenue haul | Lucinda Southern | August 27, 2020 | DigidayWhile the competition with China heats up, private industry partners used the opportunity of the announcement to highlight the collaborative aspects of the new program.
U.S. vies for leadership in quantum and A.I. with $1 billion bet | rhhackettfortune | August 26, 2020 | FortuneApple has also faced government investigations into its aggressive efforts to minimize its corporate taxes and complaints that it has abused control of its app store to charge excessive fees and stifle competition to its own digital services.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is fulfilling another Steve Jobs vision | Rachel Schallom | August 24, 2020 | FortuneThe competition to build the next spacecraft to delivery astronauts to the moon is getting serious.
And, by the way, Apple is adding a similar feature to its upcoming iOS 14 software, so the competition will only heat up.
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“competition is there, of course, but I think there is enough business for everyone as long as the demand is there,” he says.
I am fighting that quota because I am an advocate of competition.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen companies faced competition, Klein knew, consumers would have options.
Who knew that a competition where you clutch the hand of another man and lock eyes across a table could be this damn gay.
High-End Pervs Film Benedict Cumberbatch and Reese Witherspoon Sucking Face | Amy Zimmerman | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFedaa was an artist from the start, winning first place in a competition when she was six years old.
Berlin was equally cut off from competition, for Berlin had to devote herself to the task of financing war for Germany.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsAll prices, provided that competition is free, are made to appear as the necessary result of natural forces.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockHe shows that under free individual competition there is a perpetual waste of energy.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThose were the days when between the Scottish railway companies the keenest rivalry and the bitterest competition existed.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowA great charm in Trevithick's character was his freedom and largeness of view in questions of competition.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick
British Dictionary definitions for competition
/ (ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən) /
the act of competing; rivalry
a contest in which a winner is selected from among two or more entrants
a series of games, sports events, etc
the opposition offered by a competitor or competitors
a competitor or competitors offering opposition
ecology the struggle between individuals of the same or different species for food, space, light, etc, when these are inadequate to supply the needs of all
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for competition
[ kŏm′pĭ-tĭsh′ən ]
The simultaneous demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources, such as nutrients, living space, or light.
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