Competition

//ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of competing. uncountable

    "The competition for this job is strong."

  2. 2
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize wordnet
  3. 3
    A contest for a prize or award. countable

    "The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car."

  4. 4
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants wordnet
  5. 5
    The competitors in such a contest. collective, uncountable

    "The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition."

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  1. 6
    the contestant you hope to defeat wordnet
  2. 7
    a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers wordnet

Synonyms

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contestantagonismantagonistantipathybad bloodbattle

Example

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"Fair competition is necessary for the healthy growth of industry."

Etymology

Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin competītiō, competītiōnem, from Latin competō, from con- + petō. By surface analysis, compete + -ition.

Related phrases

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