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competition Definition

com·pe·ti·tion (käm′pə tis̸h′ən)

noun

  1. the act of competing; rivalry
  2. a contest, or match
  3. official participation in organized sport
  4. opposition, or effective opposition, in a contest or match
  5. rivalry in business, as for customers or markets
  6. the person or persons against whom one competes
  7. Ecol. the struggle among individual organisms for food, water, space, etc. when the available supply is limited

Etymology: L competitio

competition Synonyms

competition

n.

  1. The act of competing

    rivalry, contention, contest, striving, strife, struggle, emulation, vying, controversy, coping with, opposition, pairing off, meeting, engagement, candidacy, racing, trial, contest for advantage, pitting of strength, pitting of wits, combat, fight, conflict, attempt to outsell, rivalry for patronage, attempt at betterment, clash, counteraction, antagonism, wrestling, tug of war*, one-upmanship*, rat race*. *

    Antonyms partnership, alliance*, cooperation. *

  2. An instance of competition

    race, match, contest, game, meet, matchup, fight, bout, boxing match, game of skill, trial, sport, athletic event, championship, tournament, tilt, joust, debate, encounter, rumpus*, tangle*; see also game 1, sport 3.

  3. Competitor or competitors

    rival(s), opposition, the field; see contestant, opponent 1.

competition denotes a striving for the same object, position, prize, etc., often in accordance with certain fixed rules; rivalry implies keen competition between opponents more or less evenly matched, and, unqualified, it often suggests unfriendliness or even hostility; emulation implies endeavor to equal or surpass another, usually one greatly admired, in achievement, character, etc.

competition Law Definition

n

Rivalry, as between two individuals or entities, a quest to secure an advantage over another; in business, rivalry for customers or a share of the marketplace. See unfair competition.
competition Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • enter: Don't forget to take to enter a competition to win a CD!
  • win: In 1863 he had another success, winning a major violin competition in Inverness.
  • distort: In particular, guidance through the mechanism of a trade association may distort competition on price.
  • organize: The children thoroughly enjoy their sessions and enjoy taking part in the competitions organized by Paul between the different schools.
  • run: The Newham Recorder is running a competition to win tickets to the Monsters Of Rock show on June 3rd.
  • face: The Arrow is likely to face tough competition from other radio groups keen to grab a rare FM license in the important area.

Adjective modifier

  • stiff: In any business, you have so much stiff competition.
  • fierce: The recent report shows that, in a fierce global competition for the best talent, the UK is in danger of losing.
  • unfair: In fact, unfair competition is the goal of Clipper policy.
  • intense: Six teams of two took part in pursuit of the highest honors, over three days of intense competition.
  • increased: The current economic climate has created an increased competition for jobs.
  • tough: The Arrow is likely to face tough competition from other radio groups keen to grab a rare FM license in the important area.

Modifies a noun

  • winner: Competition winners may be required to take part in or co-operate with publicity.
  • law: A substantial review of the procedures concerning the enforcement of European competition law has now been completed.

Noun used with modifier

  • poetry: This year it includes their poetry competition awards, a Saturday street market and a book and craft fair.
  • cup: A cup competition runs the full length of the football season.
  • caption: Caption Competition What is Jimmy Cricket saying to Trustee Max Wigley at the backstage Party of ` Night of a Thousand Laughs ` ?
  • knockout: Day two saw the top two teams from the previous days matches progress to a knockout competition.
  • poster: Beat the burn Two winners of the Beat the Burn poster competition this week received their prizes.
  • essay: The names were chosen from a children's essay competition.
competition Quotes

It might have been supposed that competition between expert professionals, possessing judgement and knowledge beyond that of the average private investor, would correct the vagaries of the ignorant individual left to himself. It happens, however, that the energies and skills of the professional investor and speculator are mainly occupied elsewhere. For most of these persons are, in fact, largely concerned, not with making superior long-term forecasts of the probable yield on an investment over its whole life, but with foreseeing changes in the conventional bias of valuation a short time ahead of the general public† This battle of wits to anticipate the basis of conventional valuation a few months hence, rather than the prospective yield of an investment over a long term of years, does not even require gulls amongst the public to feed the maws of the professional; it can be played by professionals amongst themselves.

—Keynes (of Tilton),John Maynard, 1st Baron

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.

—Sarnoff, David

Government and co-operation are in all things the laws of life; anarchy and competition the laws of death.

—Ruskin,John

I don't meet competition. I crush it.

—Reston,James B(arrett)

Like all other contracts, wages should be left to the fair and free competition of themarket, and should never be controlled by the interference of the legislature.

—Ricardo, David

Like many businessmen of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient. And so he simply set about achieving that efficient monopoly.

—Puzo, Mario

While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for theindividual, it isbestfor therace, becauseit insures thesurvival ofthefittest ineverydepartment. Weaccept and welcome, therefore, as conditions towhichwe must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of a few, and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential to the future progress of the race.

—Carnegie, Andrew

Thou shalt not covet; but tradition Approves all forms of competition.

—Clough, Arthur Hugh

There are millions to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots. Don't let thisget around.

—Mankiewicz, Herman