competitiveness
Americannoun
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the tendency to perceive and approach activities in a competitive way.
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the quality of being useful or advantageous in competition with rivals.
Example Sentences
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This next-gen tech can be built in months, not years, and deliver carbon-free power at competitive costs.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
Mexico has begun to benefit from "nearshoring" in which companies seek to move production closer to the U.S. market while maintaining competitive costs.
From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023
In this phase, not getting the vaccine risks imposing major competitive costs on athletes and teams.
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2021
Becerra echoed James' comments in a statement, vowing that "our coalition is prepared to fight as long as necessary to protect innovation and competitive costs."
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2020
Diversity of mining conditions in the various sections of the Illinois coal field and the inability of the operators to equalize competitive costs without the help of the miners were responsible for these secessions.
From The Coming of Coal by Bruere, Robert W.
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