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competition

competition

219 2.6
Businesses that try to get the same customers
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/
: competencia
  • One reason for this is the competition to stage bigger and better shows.
  • increased competition
  • market competition
  • face tougher competition

You can have competition for the real estate.

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Examples

  • I mean, there's a lot of competition around these days.

  • Yet what Israel really needs is more competition and less government control, not the opposite.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You can have competition for the real estate.

  • So you have this competition for power, right?

  • But a free market encourages competition.

  • In the face of increasing international competition, Canadian firms have significantly increased their commitment to R&D.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Competition's stiff in this climate.

  • So it's great that there's so much competition between these various pathways.

  • Steve's gonna have some competition now because little bro's joining the family business.

  • To succeed in the market, it's essential to understand your competition and how they attract customers.

Synonyms

rivalry
vscompetition
117 2.8

Competition between people or groups who try to be more successful for the same goal

is specific to business activity where firms try to win customers

Antonyms

394 2.5

Working together with other people to reach a common goal

163 4.0

Working together with others to reach a shared goal

Compounds

A contest between people done in a kind, playful way to make each other try harder

Businesses try to get customers by lowering their prices

A strong struggle between people to get the same job or prize

A contest where athletes compete in sports such as running or jumping

A competition with very large risks or rewards

9.9

A person who gets a government job by passing a competitive exam

3.7

A contest where people try to get the highest Duolingo score or finish the most lessons

How Intense

price war
4 3.2
competition
219 2.6
rivalry
117 2.8
contest
837 2.4

Surface Forms

competition singular
competitions plural

Morphology

competition = compete (transparent) = compete + ition

Regular nominalization from 'compete' referring to the commercial rivalry; the derivation is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word competition comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and petere 'to seek', and it helps to think of companies all 'seeking' the same customers. That is why competition means the business rivalry to win customers or do better than others.