Meaning & Definition of Competition in English
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Competition
/kɑmpətɪʃən/
noun
1. A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
- "Business competition can be fiendish at times"
synonym:
- competition
2. An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
synonym:
- contest,
- competition
3. The act of competing as for profit or a prize
- "The teams were in fierce contention for first place"
synonym:
- competition,
- contention,
- rivalry
4. The contestant you hope to defeat
- "He had respect for his rivals"
- "He wanted to know what the competition was doing"
synonym:
- rival,
- challenger,
- competitor,
- competition,
- contender
Examples of using
You're going to come up against fierce competition.
They're your competition.
The Soviet people are not afraid of peaceful competition with capitalism.