1. (noun) competition
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
"business competition can be fiendish at times"
2. (noun) contest, competition
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
3. (noun) competition, contention, rivalry
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
4. (noun) rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender
the contestant you hope to defeat
"he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
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