competition
competition Lexical Profile
competition Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
"Fierce competition among technology companies has led to lower prices and better products for consumers."
An organized event or contest in which participants compete against one another in a sport, game, or skill.
"She won first prize in the national piano competition last weekend."
The person, group, or business entities against whom one is competing.
"Our company surveyed the local market to see what our main competition was offering."
The interaction between organisms or species in which both require a limited resource such as food, water, or territory.
"Interspecific competition for sunlight often determines which tree species dominate a forest canopy."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Late Latin competitio ('rivalry'), derived from the verb competere ('to strive together'), combining com- ('together') and petere ('to seek or aim at').