competition

noun
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/

The action of competing.

Example

“The competition for this job is strong.”

Other meanings

A contest for a prize or award.
“The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.”
The competitors in such a contest.
“The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.”

Related words

anticompetition
co-opetition
competitionless
competitionlike
coopetition
hypercompetition
immunocompetition
intercompetition
mompetition
noncompetition
self-competition
outcompetition

Example sentences

“We love competition and healthy attendance, with deep respect.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“The game turned into a serious competition between them.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "competō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “competition” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.