Definitions for competition
ˌkɒm pɪˈtɪʃ əncom·pe·ti·tion

Princeton's WordNet(4.26 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. competition(noun)

   a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

   "business competition can be fiendish at times"

2. contest, competition(noun)

   an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

3. competition, contention, rivalry(noun)

   the act of competing as for profit or a prize

   "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

4. rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender(noun)

   the contestant you hope to defeat

   "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. competition(Noun)

   The action of competing.

   The competition for this job is strong.

   Etymology: From competitio, from competere, from peto.

2. competition(Noun)

   A contest for a prize or award.

   The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.

   Etymology: From competitio, from competere, from peto.

3. competition(Noun)

   The competitors in such a contest.

   The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.

   Etymology: From competitio, from competere, from peto.

Webster Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Competition(noun)

   the act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with

Freebase(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Competition

   Competition in biology, ecology, and sociology, is a contest between organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc., for territory, a niche, or a location of resources, for resources and goods, for prestige, recognition, awards, mates, or group or social status, for leadership; it is the opposite of cooperation. It arises whenever at least two parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared or which is desired individually but not in sharing and cooperation. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For example, animals compete over water supplies, food, mates, and other biological resources. Humans compete usually for food and mates, though when these needs are met deep rivalries often arise over the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and fame. Competition is also a major tenet in market economy and business is often associated with competition as most companies are in competition with at least one other firm over the same group of customers, and also competition inside a company is usually stimulated for meeting and reaching higher quality of services or products that the company produce or develop.

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. competition

   1. The struggle for a cake of ice in hell. 2. The life of trade, and the death of the trader.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'competition' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1061

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'competition' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1516

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'competition' in Nouns Frequency: #443

How to pronounce competition?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say competition in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of competition in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of competition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of competition in a Sentence

1. Michel Hockx:

   Han Han became famous because when Han Han was 18 Han Han won a writing competition and won a free place at one of the best universities and Han Han said Han Han'm not interested, I don't like this system and I just want to become an independent writer, han Han became a celebrity overnight almost.

2. Joerg Kuhbier:

   Should the access to networks become a bottleneck again, then cuts to production costs, which is the aim of introducing more competition, would be unnecessarily hindered.

3. Marta Karolyi:

   I'm hoping Gabby Douglas will be really eager to prove Gabby Douglas in this competition, everyone is under pressure here and certainly Gabby Douglas is.

4. Valentin Balakhnichev:

   Apart from Lashmanova, two other sportsmen also competed who had no right to do so -- Sergei Bakulin and Yekaterina Medvedeva, we have sent all three an official letter and we are waiting for their responses as well as (those of) the organizers of the competition.

5. Lyndon Rive:

   That will bring many more investors and then more competition, and then that will reduce the cost.

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