competition
Pluralcompetitions
- 1An organized contest in which people or teams try to win a prize or award.
The photography competition drew entries from forty countries.
Local bakers enter the county fair's competitions every summer.
UsageYou usually enter a competition, take part in one, and try to win it.
Similarcontest, tournament, championship, event
- 2The act of striving against others to win something or to be the best.
Competition among tech firms drives rapid innovation.
Free markets rely on competition to keep prices low.
UsageName the prize with for and the rivals with between or among: competition for jobs, competition between firms.
Similarrivalry, contention, struggle
Oppositecooperation, collaboration
- 3The rivals one is trying to beat, in a contest or in business, viewed collectively.
The startup quickly outpaced the competition with a cheaper product.
Before launching the new phone, the company studied what the competition was charging for similar models.
UsageUsually with the: beat the competition, study the competition.
Similaropposition, rivals, field, competitors
Use it in a sentence
Write your own sentence with competition, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.
Origin
This word came from Late Latin competītiō. You can also see its form as 'compete' plus '-ition'.