non-competition

American  

[nahn-kahm-pi-tish-uhn] / ˌnɑnˌkɑm pɪˈtɪʃ ən /

noun

1. the act or practice of refraining from competition; absence of competition.

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adjective

1. Business. non-compete.

Example Sentences

In a lawsuit filed Thursday in the Southern District of New York, Palantir alleged that Radha Jain and Joanna Cohen violated their non-competition agreements after leaving the company and working on a “copycat” business—Percepta—owned by the venture-capital firm General Catalyst.

From The Wall Street Journal

But AusCycling says it understands a two-year non-competition period will apply to Richardson.

From BBC

Despite being appointed in August, Kroes only began his role last month because of a non-competition clause in his contract at previous club AZ Alkmaar, where he was director of international football strategy.

From BBC

“In order to achieve this we have developed a specific filtration and water treatment system. And we also have a variable speed bump system that will accelerate or reduce the speed of the water, depending on the competition mode or non-competition mode.”

From Seattle Times

Casper granted parts of Meta and Zlateski's request, rejecting Neural Magic's claims that they violated a non-competition clause or engaged in unfair business practices under Massachusetts law.

From Reuters