competition

Definitions

1. The action of competing
2. The action of competing.
   uncountable
3. competence, expertise
4. A contest for a prize or award
5. A contest for a prize or award.
   countable
6. jurisdiction, purview
7. The competitors in such a contest
8. The competitors in such a contest.
   collective, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The competition for this job is strong.”

“The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss⟳ Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward⟳ she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand⟳ for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.”

“The newspaper is featuring a competition to win⟳ a car.”

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

“Japanese retail stores have⟳ strove to, and have⟳ succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have⟳ constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order⟳ to keep⟳ up with the competition.”

CEFR level