competition

/,kɔmpi'tiʃn/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A contest or event in which people or teams compete to win: "Competition" refers to an organized event where participants strive to achieve victory or a prize.
    • The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others: This meaning describes the general process of rivalry, often in business, sports, or other fields.
    • The person or people one is competing against; rivals: In this sense, "competition" collectively refers to the opponents or other entities one is trying to outperform.
Usage and Examples

  • Referring to an event:

    • The school is hosting a poetry competition next week.
    • She won first place in the national science competition.

  • Referring to the act of competing:

    • There is intense competition for university places.
    • Fair competition drives innovation in the market.

  • Referring to rivals:

    • Our prices must be lower than the competition.
    • We need to analyze what the competition is doing.
Advanced Usage

  • "In competition with": Directly competing against someone or something.

    • Our company is in direct competition with several larger firms.

  • "Fierce/keen/stiff competition": Intense rivalry.

    • There is fierce competition for the best jobs.

  • "To enter into competition": To begin competing.

    • The new company entered into competition with the established brands.
Variants and Related Words

  • Compete (verb): To strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

    • Athletes from all over the world will compete in the Olympics.

  • Competitive (adjective):

    • Relating to or characterized by competition.
      • He has a very competitive nature.
    • As good as or better than others of a comparable nature.
      • Our product is very competitive in terms of price.

  • Competitor (noun): A person or organization that competes against others; a rival.

    • Our main competitor has just launched a new product.
Synonyms
  • Contest: An event in which people compete for supremacy.
  • Rivalry: Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.
  • Tournament: A series of contests between a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize.
Antonyms
  • Cooperation: The process of working together to the same end.
  • Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something.
Idioms and Phrases

  • "The competition is heating up": The rivalry is becoming more intense.

    • With three new companies entering the market, the competition is really heating up.

  • "Out of the competition": No longer able to compete; eliminated.

    • After losing the semi-final, our team was out of the competition.

  • "To beat the competition": To defeat one's rivals.

    • We need a unique strategy to beat the competition.
Noun
  1. the contestant you hope to defeat
    • he had respect for his rivals
    • he wanted to know what the competition was doing
  2. the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    • the teams were in fierce contention for first place
  3. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
  4. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
    • business competition can be fiendish at times

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