Associations to the word «Competition»

Pictures for the word «Competition»

Wiktionary

COMPETITION, noun. (uncountable) The action of competing.
COMPETITION, noun. (countable) A contest for a prize or award.
COMPETITION, noun. (uncountable) (collectively) The competitors in such a contest.

Dictionary definition

COMPETITION, noun. A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times".
COMPETITION, noun. An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants.
COMPETITION, noun. The act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place".
COMPETITION, noun. The contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing".

Wise words

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