Definitions for competitive
kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪvcom·pet·i·tive

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. competitive, competitoryadjective

   involving competition or competitiveness

   "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"

2. competitive, free-enterprise(a), private-enterprise(a)adjective

   subscribing to capitalistic competition

3. competitive, militantadjective

   showing a fighting disposition

   "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. competitiveadjective

   capable of competing successfully

2. competitiveadjective

   of or pertaining to competition

3. competitiveadjective

   inclined to compete

4. competitiveadjective

   inhibiting the action of an enzyme by binding with it

5. competitiveadjective

   (euphemistically, of prices) cheap, especially used of quality products

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Competitiveadjective

   of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'competitive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2765

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'competitive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3430

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'competitive' in Adjectives Frequency: #367

How to pronounce competitive?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say competitive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of competitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of competitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of competitive in a Sentence

1. Alex Anthopoulos:

   For you wanting to commit, to be with us and be here, and be part of this core, is exceptionally exciting, hopefully were going to continue to be a very competitive club.

2. Gerard Reid:

   I don't believe anyone in Europe can be competitive with the Asians.

3. Geoff Blaber:

   Simply, carriers must respond by ensuring their installment plans and terms are competitive versus those from Apple Inc and double down on differentiation based on network and tariff.

4. Angel Vila:

   We're optimistic because Hutchison has experience in negotiating other deals with (the European) Commission, also we think that Hutchison is quite keen in achieving the transaction that will allow them to be in a much better competitive position in the UK market.

5. Oksana Tarasenko:

   As the next stage assumes a competitive comparison of the proposals, it is not expedient to name the banks.

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