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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley